The Mater Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7
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348 terracotta-facing precast concrete panels, covering 4,000 sqm.
Contractor: John Sisk & Son
Architect : Scott Tallon Walker
The Mater Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7
348 terracotta-facing precast concrete panels, covering 4,000 sqm.
Contractor: John Sisk & Son
Architect : Scott Tallon Walker
20 Merrion Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 C9E2
243 reconstructed stone panels, covering 3,700 square metres.
Contractor : Walls Construction
Architect : Reddy Architecture + Urbanism
The International Rugby Experience, 40 O’Connell St, Limerick, V94 WK20
190 reconstructed stone and brick-facing panels, constructed offsite and covering 1,849m2
Contractor: Flynn Construction
Architect: Niall McLaughlin Architects
The International Rugby Experience is a world-class interactive tourist centre situated in the heart of Limerick city at the corner junction of O’Connell Street and Cecil Street. This unique development, which is of huge significance for Limerick city, comprises a seven-storey building with a two-storey portico at the front entrance, a two-storey block to the rear and a three-storey block over an existing building. It is expected that the visitor centre will easily attract in excess of 100,000 visitors per year.
Techrete were engaged to design and manufacture 190 brick-facing reconstructed stone panels offsite, which cover 1,849 square meters of the project façade. We worked closely with Flynn Construction and Niall McLaughlin Architects from an early stage to ensure that the ambitious architectural plans could be realised. Techrete are proud to have been involved in the development of this world-class visitor centre
The Distillers Building, Smithfield, Dublin 7
197 brick-facing precast concrete panels, covering 1,969m2
Contractor: John Sisk & Son
Architect: BKD Architects
Haymarket House, Smithfield, Dublin 7
129 brick-facing precast concrete panels, covering 2,006m2
Contractor: Collen Construction
Architect: Reddy Architecture & Urbanism
Garda Security & Crime Operations Centre, Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8
316 reconstructed stone panels, covering 6,462m2
Contractor: John Paul Construction
Architect: OPW
27 Lower Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2, D02 KT92
2,227 reconstructed stone and brick-facing panels, covering 16,483m2
Contractor: PJ Hegarty & Sons
Architect: Grafton Architects & O’Mahony Pike
Wintertide, Northwall Quay, Dublin 1
674 reconstructed stone panels constructed offsite, covering 6,250m2 of the façade.
Contractor : Bennetts Construction
Architect : ABK
Cardiff Lane, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2
463 reconstructed stone panels, constructed offsite, covering 4,387m2.
Contractor : PJ Walls
Architect : Henry J Lyons
Building Performance Rating : LEED Platinum
Grangegorman Lower, Arran Quay, Dublin 7
611 brick faced panels covering 9,439 square meters.
Contractor : Sisk / FCC JV
Architect : FCB Studios
Stephenstown Industrial Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 W665
730 reconstructed stone panels, covering 9,700 square meters.
Contractor : P. Elliot LTD
Architect : James Smyth Architects
Penrose Two, Penrose Dock, Co. Cork T23 YY09
179 reconstructed stone panels, covering 2,841 square meters.
Contractor : Hegarty
Architect : Wilson Architecture
Situated on the banks of the River Lee in Cork, Penrose One & Two is a commercial development constructed by Hegarty Construction and designed by Wilson Architecture. The buildings enhance the emerging skyline at Cork’s docklands and delivers 250,000 square foot of sustainable, Grade A office space. Situated in close proximity to the historical Penrose House, the buildings designs are based on classical proportions with the intention of embracing and enhancing their historical neighbour.
Techrete was awarded the tender to design, manufacture and install the architectural precast concrete cladding façades for both buildings at Penrose Dock.
Penrose One is organised in three distinct vertical modules with Techrete’s double height vertical mullions elongating the building’s appearance. Structural precast concrete columns rise from ground level to the third floor, cast in three parts and stitched together, creating a grand entrance to the building and further elongating its appearance. The precast concrete façade of Penrose Two also consists of mullions and spandrels and the consistency of both façades provides a framing approach to the original Penrose House.
The chosen mix for the project was Techrete’s C190 with an acid etched finish, with provides a warm soft appearance to the façades.
Cast-in lettering was used on panels for Penrose One and Two providing elegant signage for the two entrances.
Penrose One, Penrose Dock, Co. Cork T23 YY09
376 reconstructed stone panels, covering 3,603 meters.
Contractor : PJ Hegarty
Architect : Wilson Architecture
Situated on the banks of the River Lee in Cork, Penrose One & Two is a commercial development constructed by Hegarty Construction and designed by Wilson Architecture. The buildings enhance the emerging skyline at Cork’s docklands and deliver 250,000 square foot of sustainable, Grade A office space. Situated in close proximity to the historical Penrose House, the buildings designs are based on classical proportions with the intention of embracing and enhancing their historical neighbour.
Techrete was awarded the tender to design, manufacture and install the architectural precast concrete cladding façades for both buildings at Penrose Dock.
Penrose One is organised in three distinct vertical modules with Techrete’s double height vertical mullions elongating the building’s appearance. Structural precast concrete columns rise from ground level to the third floor, cast in three parts and stitched together, creating a grand entrance to the building and further elongating its appearance. The precast concrete façade of Penrose Two also consists of mullions and spandrels and the consistency of both façades provides a framing approach to the original Penrose House.
The chosen mix for the project was Techrete’s C190 with an acid etched finish, which provides a warm soft appearance to the façades.
Cast-in lettering was used on panels for Penrose One and Two providing elegant signage for the two entrances.
Techrete Factory Stephenstown Industrial Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
906 industrial sandwich panels, covering 10,600 square meters.
Contractor : Elliotts
Architect : John Smith Architects
Navigation Square, Albert Quay, Cork City
543 reconstructed stone panels, covering 4,127 square meters.
Contractor : BAM
Architect : Henry J Lyons
Designed by Henry J Lyons Architects and contracted by BAM, Albert Quay, Navigation Square, is part of the largest ever office development to be undertaken in Cork. With a prime location in the city’s business district, Albert Quay enjoys panoramic views of the port at the river Lee and the entire development encompassing Navigation Square, provides over 33,000 square meters of office space.
The direction for the project from the outset was for building excellence. As the first Phase of a 2 stage process, a huge degree of coordination was required between all members of the design team, the contractor and Techrete as specialist contractor. Techrete was selected with regard to speed of erection and an ability to provide for quality control of the finishes and jointing which were all obtainable in our indoor factory environment.
The building was required to exist on its own and to then later stitch seamlessly into the larger development. This meant an increased complexity of access, structure and services due to the nature of the highly compact urban site. Regular workshops with Techrete, the full design team and contractor on site meant that a very high degree of coordination was possible.
The installation of this project posed some access difficulties for Techrete and as such, two tower cranes were required to complete the erection process.
The panels had to be lifted over the top of the building using a large tower crane, whilst a smaller mobile crane on the other side used precision handling to manoeuvre the panels into place. The precast element of this project comprised of wedge shaped mullions and rectangular spandrels supported on composite steel deck slabs which are restrained by steel beams. Bespoke steel moulds were created in preparation for the next phase of the overall project, of which Techrete have just completed the installation of the precast cladding.
The inverted ‘T’ shaped spandrels at the 2nd floor create a timeless, elegant quality to the facade. The free standing ‘goal post’ to the front of the building, is almost 10 meters high and is supported with a post tensioned 400 millimetres deep spandrel, spanning about 11 meters. This creates an impressive, grand front entrance to the building.
Techrete’s bespoke white polished panels, are aligned perfectly with the structural columns at the ground floor, also with a white polished finish and are connected to the steel structural columns above.
The project completed before its expected delivery date and allowed a partial handover to an occupier early. Overall this is a carefully considered and dynamic development. Whilst realising the full potential of this particular constrained city site, and whilst respecting the historic setting, this project greatly contributes to the surrounding neighbourhood and Cork as a whole.
Athlone Civic Centre, Monksland, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 W5P9
270 reconstructed stone panels, covering 2,700 square meters.
Contractor : John Sisk & Son
Architect : Keith Williams
Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
1,600 reconstructed stone panels, covering 11,700 square meters.
Contractor : CMP
Architect : Scott Tallon Walker
Smithfield, Dublin 1
700 natural stone faced and panels covering 5,500 square meters.
Contractor : G&T Crampton
Architect : HKR
Roches Stores / Debenhams Henry Street, Dublin 1
120 reconstructed stone panels, covering 1,520 square meters.
Contractor : G&T Crampton construction
Architect : Newenham Mulligan
43 Hanover Riverside, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin
520 natural stone faced and reconstructed stone panels, covering 4,820 square meters.
Contractor : P. Elliott
Architect : KMD