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ESB Headquarters
Architect:
Grafton Architects and O'Mahony Pike Architects
Award Type:
Irish Architecture Awards
Location:
Dublin
With an almost classical ambition, the architects decided that this project was first about constructing the street using the simplest architectural elements at their disposal: rhythm, proportions, materials, openings and chimneys. The calm and strangely familiar faade leads then to a complex but totally mastered sequence of plans and sections. The permeability of the building, the multiplication of entrances and access to floor plates combined with the quality of the light entering deeply into the plan, offers a true flexibility in its use and maybe is its real gift to the city and its inhabitants.