Building

St Catherine's Foyer is a first for Ireland. A pilot housing and community scheme in Dublin, it comprises a 50-bedroom centre providing accommodation and training for 18- to 25-year olds in need of a home. They are what the building's designer Angela Brady of Brady Mallalieu Architects calls the "hidden homeless" - school-leavers, youngsters who can't afford their own home and the untrained. Their stay in the centre will be anything from one to a maximum of three years. Being in a sheltered environment while they learn new skills or become better educated is aimed at giving them a good start in life.