HENRIETTA STREET SOME REDEVELOPMENT UNDER WAY
SORRY FOR THE DELAY
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15-16 HENRIETTA STREET - THE BUILDERS HAVE ARRIVED
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15-16 HENRIETTA STREET - THE BUILDERS HAVE ARRIVED
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15-16 HENRIETTA STREET - THE BUILDERS HAVE ARRIVED
I purchased my apartment 21 years ago and at the time was assured that the area would be restored to it’s former glory and of course the opposite was the result. I am very unhappy with what has happened to Henrietta Street, in particular, and the immediate area in general.
For years I have complained to anyone who would listen about the fact that many of the buildings on Henrietta Street were not being maintained and now that something is actually happening I am annoyed by the noise which wakens me early in the mornings because most of the action is currently taking place at the rear of 15-16 Henrietta Street which is effectively across the street [a very narrow street] from my bedroom window.
The project appears to be extensive in scope as large project management offices have been installed on what was badly maintained parking space on Henrietta Place [appears on old city maps as Henrietta Land]. As the parking area has been a base for much ongoing anti-social behaviour I would be happy if it gets built on and I am willing to tolerated the construction noise
This development has caught me by surprise I don’t actually know what is happening but I have found some interesting links which may [or may not] be relevant.
divisare.com/projects/72851-angelo-gueli-leonardo-galli-k...
www.riai.ie/news/article/result_of_no._16_henrietta_stree...
Update: I also came across the following which may actually be relevant:
“Following the demolition in the 1950s of one half of a 4 bay Georgian house at no.15 Henrietta Street, this historically significant street in North inner city Dublin was left with a missing tooth. In 2009, Dublin City Council held an open international competition to propose a new project for the site for which we were awarded first prize. At no.16 Henrietta Street, we proposed to construct an open and flexible brick structure to contain a series of pipe making workshops for Na Píobairí Uilleann, the association of Uilleann pipers located in the adjacent no.15. We also proposed a small theatre to the mews for the performance of Irish music.
Externally, the distinguishing characteristic of the surrounding Georgian structures is their unadorned structural facades. In order to successfully place a new structure in this context, it must be a timeless structure which transcends the passing trends, a building which appears like it has always been there and that it will always be there. The proposed building to no.16 is just that, a direct expression of its unique brick vaulted structure. It appeals to the fundaments of the context rather than its formal characteristics. Its thick brick fin walls act as a buttress to the visual mass of the rest of the block making a powerful and expressive end to the terrace, while referencing a Sullivanesque extension at the opposite end of the block. Each floor is a completely open plan created by a robust and beautiful structure of brick vaults. To the Henrietta street side, we proposed to rebuild the complete façade of the original house so that one might reinstate the Henrietta streetscape, but in a way that is suggestive of the evolution of the site through the use of blind brick windows- a common practice in Georgian buildings utilized for turning corners and completing symmetries.
The project was granted Planning Permission in October of 2011 and is currently in pre tender stage with Na Píobairí Uilleann.”
rwka.com/project/no.16-henrietta-street
rwka.com/images/made/images/uploads/assets/Rear_crop_long...
rwka.com/images/made/images/uploads/assets/RWKA_Henrietta...
For years I have complained to anyone who would listen about the fact that many of the buildings on Henrietta Street were not being maintained and now that something is actually happening I am annoyed by the noise which wakens me early in the mornings because most of the action is currently taking place at the rear of 15-16 Henrietta Street which is effectively across the street [a very narrow street] from my bedroom window.
The project appears to be extensive in scope as large project management offices have been installed on what was badly maintained parking space on Henrietta Place [appears on old city maps as Henrietta Land]. As the parking area has been a base for much ongoing anti-social behaviour I would be happy if it gets built on and I am willing to tolerated the construction noise
This development has caught me by surprise I don’t actually know what is happening but I have found some interesting links which may [or may not] be relevant.
divisare.com/projects/72851-angelo-gueli-leonardo-galli-k...
www.riai.ie/news/article/result_of_no._16_henrietta_stree...
Update: I also came across the following which may actually be relevant:
“Following the demolition in the 1950s of one half of a 4 bay Georgian house at no.15 Henrietta Street, this historically significant street in North inner city Dublin was left with a missing tooth. In 2009, Dublin City Council held an open international competition to propose a new project for the site for which we were awarded first prize. At no.16 Henrietta Street, we proposed to construct an open and flexible brick structure to contain a series of pipe making workshops for Na Píobairí Uilleann, the association of Uilleann pipers located in the adjacent no.15. We also proposed a small theatre to the mews for the performance of Irish music.
Externally, the distinguishing characteristic of the surrounding Georgian structures is their unadorned structural facades. In order to successfully place a new structure in this context, it must be a timeless structure which transcends the passing trends, a building which appears like it has always been there and that it will always be there. The proposed building to no.16 is just that, a direct expression of its unique brick vaulted structure. It appeals to the fundaments of the context rather than its formal characteristics. Its thick brick fin walls act as a buttress to the visual mass of the rest of the block making a powerful and expressive end to the terrace, while referencing a Sullivanesque extension at the opposite end of the block. Each floor is a completely open plan created by a robust and beautiful structure of brick vaults. To the Henrietta street side, we proposed to rebuild the complete façade of the original house so that one might reinstate the Henrietta streetscape, but in a way that is suggestive of the evolution of the site through the use of blind brick windows- a common practice in Georgian buildings utilized for turning corners and completing symmetries.
The project was granted Planning Permission in October of 2011 and is currently in pre tender stage with Na Píobairí Uilleann.”
rwka.com/project/no.16-henrietta-street
rwka.com/images/made/images/uploads/assets/Rear_crop_long...
rwka.com/images/made/images/uploads/assets/RWKA_Henrietta...
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