Client: Carrowmore Property
DBFL provided civil and structural engineering design services on this project, which involved complete design of all building structures and preparation of construction documentation.
This development consisted of the construction of high-quality student accommodation on the site of a former factory facility in central Dublin. The project on Cork Street provides 399 No. bed spaces in studio and four to eight bed clusters over seven floors.
The project includes common areas and a gym on the ground floor, as well as a landscaped central courtyard at ground floor level and a roof terrace. No car parking spaces are provided on the site, but two disabled on-street parking spaces are provided with a set down space for delivery vehicles.
The structure of the building is in-situ reinforced concrete frame with flat slabs at each floor supported on columns and shear walls. The flat slab arrangement enables services to traverse the ceiling void without interruption from downstand beams. External walls are constructed with an outer facing brick and an inner SFS stud system. As is typical of this part of Dublin, the foundations comprise reinforced concrete ground beams supported on bored piles.
The construction stage of this project was carried out concurrently with a similar project on an adjacent site, with both sites sharing a common boundary. This required close collaboration of the design and construction teams on each project. DBFL engaged with the engineers on the adjacent site at an early stage to ensure that the demolition on both sides could be completed safely.
This project included the use of Green Roof Systems to reduce the surface water runoff from the project, thus reducing the overall environmental impact of the building.
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