Sean Treacy House Wins Top Housing Award
Published: Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Dublin City Council’s regeneration of Sean Treacy House in Buckingham Street, Dublin, has won the top award in this year’s Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH) Community Housing Awards. The scheme was designed by Paul Keogh Architects, headed up by RIAI President Paul Keogh. The 53-unit scheme of duplexes and apartments won both the regeneration category and the overall award for “excellence in the delivery of social housing, showcasing how innovative design can help create sustainable communities and impact positively on the lives of residents, the local and wider community, and contribute towards a greener environment”. The €11m State-funded scheme replaces 1950s walk-up flats with a new three, four and five-storey perimeter block enclosing a landscaped courtyard, containing dedicated children’s play areas and a residents’ community room.
The high density (54 units per acre) scheme uses self-condensing boilers, solar water heating and a highly insulated fabric to achieve building energy ratings up to A3. Dublin South County Council architect, Eddie Conroy, who reviewed the project both for Architecture Ireland and Architecture Today writes: “This generous project redefines a neglected streetscape; its unobtrusive use of window, door and threshold clarifies public and private boundaries, encouraging neighbourly surveillance and adding to the textures and memories of the historic city”. There will be tours of Sean Treacy House led by Paul Keogh Architects as part of Open House Dublin on Saturday 8 October from 2-5 pm (last tour 4 pm). (Photo by Peter Cook) www.pka.ie
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