Impressive new Residential and Retail Development
Project in brief
This project entailed the demolition
of a single storey section of the Ilac
Centre, built 1979, and the
construction of a new eight storey
structure. This building consists of a
basement car park (1340 m2), retail
units on the ground floor (1700 m2)
and eight floors of 126 apartments
over. The structure is supported on
piled foundations and is constructed
in insitu concrete up to 1st floor level.
The upper floor levels consist of precast
concrete wide slabs with
structural topping.
Challenges
The basement was constructed tight
to a section of the remaining Ilac
Centre structure. This provided the
challenge of inserting a secant pipe
wall beside existing foundations built
of vibration compacted "stone
columns" without disturbing them.
This was achieved by insertion of a
grout curtain between the existing
foundation and the secant pipe wall.
This curtain consisted of 225mm diameter bores at 300mm c/c drilled to the proposed depth of the secant pile wall, into which grout was pumped forming a curtain to prevent undermining of the existing foundations.
The structure was constructed over the entrance to the existing Ilac Centre service yard and ESB sub-station, both of which had to remain 'live' at all times.
Greeg Court, Parnell Street, Dublin
Architects: Anthony Reddy Associates
Value: € 32m (2006)
Project scope:
- New build in city centre location
- Basement Car Park
- Ground floor Retail units
- Eight floors of Luxury Apartments
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Key features
Innovative Solutions
The precast balcony units were
secured to the main structure using
proprietary load bearing thermal
insulation elements. Conventional
balcony attachments create thermal
bridges and a source of thermal
outflow, whereas our design
achieved extremely low thermal
conductivity, and offers an ideal
insulation solution. Fibre mesh reinforced
concrete walls were used as a cost effective
alternative to conventional masonary.
Retail & Residential
Over the years, at LeeMcCullough, we have worked on many retail projects, often combined with residential or office accommodation. Frequently these projects require innovative engineering solutions that balance style with functionality, construction cost-effectiveness and flexibility for future needs.
In delivering retail-driven projects we are conscious of:
- The importance of close and collaborative teamwork at every stage of the project
- The need for ambience, space, air and light, and how innovative engineering can facilitate these; and
- How important it is to provide value, both in terms of materials and ease of construction, enabling efficient completion and timely opening of all facilities
Our extensive experience has given us a clear understanding of the requirements of developers and architects in the areas of retail, office and residential construction, we bring this knowledge to the benefit of our clients in all of our new projects in these sectors.
