Lansdowne House, Dublin Explained

Lansdowne House
Native Name Lang:ga
Etymology:Named after Lansdowne Road
Location Country:Republic of Ireland
Coordinates:53.3329°N -6.2376°W
Completion Date:1967
Destruction Date:-->
Floor Count:9
Floor Area:65000square feet
Architect:Brian Hogan
Developer:Hardwicke
Main Contractor:G&T Crampton
Unit Count:-->

Lansdowne House is a 9-storey office block in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

History

Lansdowne House was completed in 1967, and is situated on the corner of Lansdowne Road and Northumberland Road in Ballsbridge, opposite the Ballsbridge Hotel, previously a Jurys Hotel. It was built by Hardwicke Ltd, and designed by Brian Hogan. It was initially built as the headquarters of Allied Irish Bank, on a site that had been occupied by a number of Victorian houses.[1] The then Minister for Finance, Charles Haughey, officially opened the building in November 1967.[2]

Upon its completion, the Office of Public Works took out a 65-year lease on the top 8 floors. The ground floor was occupied by a branch of Allied Irish Bank. IDA Ireland also rented space in the building for a period of time.[3]

It was the first building in Dublin to be constructed using pre-cast units made on the site by the construction firm G&T Crampton.[4] It was also the first building in Dublin to have drained and load-bearing pre-cast facade.[5]

The building was sold in 1996 for £9 million. The building was refurbished in the 2010s, and is occupied by the Labour Court and Workplace Relations Commission.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1967 – Lansdowne House, Northumberland Road, Dublin . Archiseek - Irish Architecture . 27 January 2021 . 20 January 2010.
  2. Book: McDonald . Frank . The destruction of Dublin . 1985 . Gill and Macmillan . Dublin . 0717113868 . 52–53.
  3. News: Fagan . Jack . Businessmen buy office block for £9m . 27 January 2021 . The Irish Times . 5 June 1996 . en.
  4. News: McDonald . Frank . The rubble club: An Irish architect watches his life’s work disappear . 27 January 2021 . The Irish Times . 23 March 2019 . en.
  5. News: Brian Hogan obituary: One of Dublin’s leading architects . 27 January 2021 . The Irish Times . 12 September 2020 . en.