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RIAI Silver Medal for Housing 2018–2019 awarded to Capital Dock and Marianella by O’Mahony Pike Architects
11th March: The RIAI has today awarded the RIAI Silver Medal for Housing 2018-2019 to two exemplary housing projects in Dublin by O'Mahony Pike Architects. This is the first time the medal has been awarded to two projects. The winning projects are Capital Dock and Marianella, both by O'Mahony Pike Architects. The projects resolve architectural design challenges in two very different contexts in Dublin; Dublin City Centre (Dublin Docklands), and in an established neighbourhood (Rathgar).
The awards were presented at the RIAI and Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Joint National Housing Conference in Waterford.
Left to Right: Charlotte Sheridan, Jury Chairperson; Michael Hussey, Managing Director, O'Mahony Pike Architects; Conor Kinsella, Director, O'Mahony Pike Architects; and Sean Mahon, President, RIAI. Photo by John Power.
Capital Dock is a project delivered under the Dublin Docklands Strategic Development Zone (SDZ). It demonstrates the value of a plan led approach under the Docklands planning Scheme for the area. Having a plan that architects, planners and communities can adhere to and rely on delivers certainty and supports the delivery of quality buildings and places.
This is the fourth RIAI Silver Medal for a Housing Scheme in the Dubin Docklands.
Capital Dock by O'Mahony Pike Architects. Photo by Fionn McCann
The second winning project, Marianella, is located in one of the city’s established neighbourhoods. It demonstrates how to successfully provide both public and private housing options. The development provides mixed dwelling typology, including apartments, town houses and mews houses. The project is also a great example of allowing people to remain in their neighbourhood and community while downsizing, thus freeing bigger houses for families with children, for example.
The dwelling size and mix supports multi-generational living. In additional the development provides a new public park taken in charge by the Local Authority, a crèche, and clubhouse, incorporating community and leisure facilities.
Marianella by O'Mahony Pike Architects. Photo by Roger O'Sullivan.
Presenting the medal, President of the RIAI, Sean Mahon said:
“These two winning projects demonstrate the benefits for communities of creating thriving, sustainable neighbourhoods within liveable cities. This is essential to address the great challenges that we have in Ireland – our growing population, changing demographic and the need to meet our climate targets to mitigate against climate change.”
About the RIAI Silver Medal for Housing
The RIAI Silver Medal for Housing is the highest award for housing design given by the RIAI. It is a biennial award made to encourage excellence of design in housing.
The medal is awarded to an Architect or architectural practice for projects of significant merit completed within the specified two-year period. It is awarded several years after completion so that the success of the building can be confirmed by the passage of time.
The Jury
The Jury for the RIAI Silver Medal for Housing 2018 -2019 are: Charlotte Sheridan MRIAI (Chair); Collette Burns MRIAI; Ian McKnight MRIAI; Emmet Humphreys MRIAI and John Dobbin MRIAI.
The Shortlist
George’s Place, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Architects’ Department and A2 Architects
Photo by Marie Louise Halpenny
130 Ranelagh & Cullenswood
by DTA Architects
Photo by Ros Kavanagh
Rosemount Court
by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Architects’ Department
Photo by Donal Murphy
Tooting Meadow, Drogheda, Co. Louth
by McKevitt King Architects
Photo by Richard Hatch
For further information, please contact:
Saara Nevala-Bergin, Drury – 089 608 0927, saara.nevala-bergin@drury.ie
Olivia Hayden, Drury – 085 180 6367, olivia.hayden@drury.ie
Dr. Sandra O’Connell, Director of Communications, RIAI, soconnell@riai.ie
Maeve Power, Assistant Director of Architecture and Communications, RIAI, mpower@riai.ie