Lansdowne House is a 9-storey office block in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
| Lansdowne House | |
|---|---|
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| Etymology | Named after Lansdowne Road |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Dublin |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°19′58″N 6°14′15″W / 53.332861°N 6.2376003°W |
| Completed | 1967 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 9 |
| Floor area | 65,000 sq ft (6,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Brian Hogan |
| Developer | Hardwicke |
| Main contractor | G&T Crampton |
History
editLansdowne House was completed in 1967, and is situated on the corner of Lansdowne Road and Northumberland Road in Ballsbridge, opposite the Ballsbridge Hotel, previously a Jurys Hotel. It was built by Hardwicke Ltd, and designed by Brian Hogan. It was initially built as the headquarters of Allied Irish Bank, on a site that had been occupied by a number of Victorian houses.[1] The then Minister for Finance, Charles Haughey, officially opened the building in November 1967.[2]
Upon its completion, the Office of Public Works took out a 65-year lease on the top 8 floors. The ground floor was occupied by a branch of Allied Irish Bank. IDA Ireland also rented space in the building for a period of time.[3]
It was the first building in Dublin to be constructed using pre-cast units made on the site by the construction firm G&T Crampton.[4] It was also the first building in Dublin to have drained and load-bearing pre-cast facade.[5]
The building was sold in 1996 for £9 million.[3] The building was refurbished in the 2010s, and is occupied by the Labour Court and Workplace Relations Commission.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1967 – Lansdowne House, Northumberland Road, Dublin". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ McDonald, Frank (1985). The destruction of Dublin. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. pp. 52–53. ISBN 0717113868.
- ^ a b Fagan, Jack (5 June 1996). "Businessmen buy office block for £9m". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ a b McDonald, Frank (23 March 2019). "The rubble club: An Irish architect watches his life's work disappear". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Brian Hogan obituary: One of Dublin's leading architects". The Irish Times. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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