Based on contemporary European town centres rather than enclosed malls, Adamstown District Centre has social and environmental sustainability at its core. Working alongside many of Irelands pre-eminent Architectural practices; Henry J Lyons & Partners have been engaged to design a portion of the new District Centre at Adamstown.
The plot is situated at the Northwest corner of the district centre lands
and has prominent frontage to the public
square to be known as West Place.
Within the scheme, a seven screen cinema is camouflaged by the residential and commercial activities at street level and above by the introduction of gated residential entry courtyards at street level. These courtyards form the transitional space between public and semi private worlds. The residential entrances are accessed from these outdoor vestibules and
are marked at intervals along the street by glazed stair-cores.
The materiality of the project fits within the overall strategy for material selection at the district centre. Brick, render, anodised aluminium rain-screen cladding and timber provide a rich palette of materials, that when combined with the buildings stepped form, produces a varied and interesting architectural language that distinguishes itself from its neighbours while complimenting the urban design strategy.
