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The Arts Council

Storehouse

Architect: A.H. Hignett
Interior Access


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The interior of the Storehouse (as it is now known) is impressive. The sheer scale of the original buildings engineering has been enhanced by the renovations. During this a new atrium, shaped like a pint glass was cut through the floors of the building leaving the original steelwork exposed. This space erupts through the roof to the new Gravity Bar perched on top of the building. The space is criss-crossed by escalators to take visitors to the next level. The Gravity Bar (above) has fabulous uninterupted views of Dublin.


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The image to the left shows the Gravity Bar seen from inside the building, while the image to the right shows one of the two original lightwells in the building. The interior of the building was finished in white glaxed bricks and these bricks were also used on the undersides of the floors which where constructed on concrete jackarches clad with the bricks.


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