Visit buildings around Donnybrook and Elm Park including the Residence de France, Elm Park Green and the striking Donnybrook Bus Garage, pictured, during Open House Dublin!
DUBLIN BUS DONNYBROOK GARAGE
The principal North and South elevations expressed the barrel vault roof structure and the closed ends of the vault were finished with rough plaster contrasting with smooth plaster bands designed by Patrick Scott, the highly regarded and well known artist who worked as an assistant architect with Michael Scott on the project. The Danish mechanical and electrical engineer Jorgen Varming was appointed to design the services and also started an office in Dublin to undertake the commissions. Open on Saturday 14 October from 11.00am – 5.00pm.
RESIDENCE DE FRANCE
Built in the early 19th century on the instruction of owner George Bustard, the Residence was purchased by the French Government in 1930 to host the French Ambassador and his family in Ireland. Formerly known as Mytilene, with a granite balustrade and wide steps leading to the pillared front entrance. The house is clad in white bricks with contrasting elements in black brick, wrapped by an ornamental rosette frieze beneath the parapet. Visit on Saturday 14 October from 11.00am – 5.00pm.
TIMBER IN THE CITY – 4 PROJECTS
The use of timber in our cities is growing; globally timber is moving back to the centre in terms of structural materials simply because we can grow it and it looks great. Through 4 projects we show how timber can be used: as a complete building structure with massive timber columns, beams, and floor slabs, clad with timber facades at Ballyogan Operations and Maintenance Depot on Sunday 15 October from 2.00pm – 5.00pm; as a hybrid system of massive timber columns and beams with concrete floor slabs and cores, clad with timber facades at the Samuel Beckett Civic Campus on Sunday 15 October from 2.00pm – 5.00pm; and as a structural facade system as beams, columns, and trusses at the Elm Park Green on Saturday 14 October from 11.00am – 2.00pm and the Leinster House Welcoming Pavilion on Saturday 14 October from 11.00am – 5.00pm and Sunday 15 October from 12.00pm – 5.00pm.
Open House Dublin (OHD) invites Dublin’s citizens to explore their city as when buildings not usually accessible to the public and buildings of architectural merit open their doors over the weekend of October 13th – 15th
All architectural tours are provided by expert guides, with free admission. For full details check out openhousedublin.com The weekend is organised by Irish Architecture Foundation.
