Grand Canal Square Theatre and Commercial Development

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Project Name: Grand Canal Square Theatre and Commercial Development
Construction year: 2010
Website:
Address: Grand Canal Square , DUBLIN - Ireland

Architect(s) : Daniel Libeskind (www.daniel-libeskind.com)
Project Category: Cultural

Latitude: 53.2907
Longitude: -7.09915

Grand Canal Square Theatre and Commercial Development

The Grand Canal Square Theatre and Commercial Development in Dublin features a 2,000-seat performing arts centre which is integrated into a commercial area via two office blocks that include 375,000-square-foot of leasable office and retail space. This is located at the heart of the Grand Canal Harbour development and creates a focal point for Grand Canal Square.

The 117,000-square-foot Grand Canal Square Theatre is at the heart of the Grand Canal Harbour development. The building is based on the concept of stages — the stage of the theatre itself, the stage of the piazza, and the stage of the theatre lobby above the piazza, illuminated at night. The theatre becomes the main façade of a large public piazza that has a five star hotel and residences on one side and an office building on the other. The piazza acts as a grand outdoor lobby for the theatre. With the dramatic theatre elevation as a backdrop and platforms for viewing, the piazza itself becomes a stage for civic gathering.

With their twin facades, glazed courtyards and landscaped roofs, the two office blocks which make up the Commercial Development provide sustainable, state of the art work environments. By designing multi-story glazed atriums, the commercial buildings integrate with the adjacent retail, residential, cultural and public space components.
(text from architect's website)

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