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Entrance Precinct Masterplan, University College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland.

First Place in Competition, 2018

Our design for the Entrance Precinct Masterplan and Creative Centre for Design focus on Place and Space, the notion that Architecture arises not out of a vocabulary imported from elsewhere, but from this special Place and culture, projected toward the future with original, inspiring Spaces for the highest level of education for generations to come. The Entrance Precinct Masterplan is designed with five concepts in mind:

Seven Quadrangles of open, green space

“H”-Plan Circulation of covered walkways, that double as near-net zero infrastructure

Campus Porosity and Social Space through portal pass-throughs and amenity programs

History Connected relation to historic houses, gardens, specimen trees and woods

Flexible Phasing + Use by vertical Forums connecting all levels as ‘social condensers’

University College Dublin Future Campus Competition
Client
University College Dublin
Location
Dublin, Ireland.
Years
2018–2020
Status
In design
architect
Steven Holl Architects
Steven Holl (design architect, principal)
Chris McVoy (partner in charge)
Filipe Taboada (project architect, associate)
Ruoyu Wei (project architect)
Alessandra Catherine Calaguire, Michael Haddy, Seo Hee Lee, Jacobo Mingorance Arranz, Yiqing Zhao (project team)
associate architect
Kavanagh Tuite Architects
Brian Kavanagh (principal in charge)
Fergal Ryan (project team)
structural engineer
Arup
landscape architect / urban designer
HarrisonStevens
climate engineer
Transsolar
analyst
Brightspot Strategy

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