Lansdowne House, Dublin

Lansdowne House is a 9-storey office block in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

Lansdowne House
EtymologyNamed after Lansdowne Road
General information
Town or cityDublin
CountryRepublic of Ireland
Coordinates53.332861°N 6.2376003°W / 53.332861; -6.2376003
Completed1967
Technical details
Floor count9
Floor area65,000 sq ft (6,000 m2)
Design and construction
ArchitectBrian Hogan
DeveloperHardwicke
Main contractorG&T Crampton

History

Lansdowne House was completed in 1967, and is situated on the corner of Lansdowne Road and Northumberland Road in Ballsbridge, opposite the Ballsbridge Hotel, previously a Jurys Hotel. It was built by Hardwicke Ltd, and designed by Brian Hogan. It was initially built as the headquarters of Allied Irish Bank, on a site that had been occupied by a number of Victorian houses.[1] The then Minister for Finance, Charles Haughey, officially opened the building in November 1967.[2]

Upon its completion, the Office of Public Works took out a 65-year lease on the top 8 floors. The ground floor was occupied by a branch of Allied Irish Bank. IDA Ireland also rented space in the building for a period of time.[3]

It was the first building in Dublin to be constructed using pre-cast units made on the site by the construction firm G&T Crampton.[4] It was also the first building in Dublin to have drained and load-bearing pre-cast facade.[5]

The building was sold in 1996 for £9 million.[3] The building was refurbished in the 2010s, and is occupied by the Labour Court and Workplace Relations Commission.[4]

See also

References
  1. "1967 – Lansdowne House, Northumberland Road, Dublin". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. McDonald, Frank (1985). The destruction of Dublin. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. pp. 52–53. ISBN 0717113868.
  3. Fagan, Jack (5 June 1996). "Businessmen buy office block for £9m". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. McDonald, Frank (23 March 2019). "The rubble club: An Irish architect watches his life's work disappear". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. "Brian Hogan obituary: One of Dublin's leading architects". The Irish Times. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.


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