Dublin council approves plans for Ireland's tallest building

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2004 / December 2 2004: Dublin council approves plans for Ireland's tallest building

Dublin City Council has approved plans for a 32-storey tower near Heuston Station, hailing it as "a model example and expression of outstanding 21st-century architecture". If constructed, it would be Ireland's tallest building. The mainly residential tower would be located west of the former Dr Steevens' Hospital at the intersection of St John's Road and a new pedestrian route to the Irish Museum of Modern Art at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham. The tower, designed by Paul Keogh Architects, would have a public observation deck on top, finished in translucent glass panels to illuminate the sky at night. Access would be via a dedicated lift from the ground-floor lobby. It would rise to a height of 117 metres (386 feet). Planning permission was granted subject to 30 conditions, including one requiring that the floor-to-ceiling heights of its 96 apartments be increased from 2.7 metres to 2.8 metres.

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