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| A place of distinction Adamstown Central will be the heartbeat for the new town of Adamstown winner of the RTPI Sustainable Communities Award 2008. As the district centre it will support new layers of life and interaction for the Adamstown residents of the present and future. The urban design vision was designed by Metropolitan Workshop in close consultation with South Dublin Planning Department. Six of Ireland’s top architectural practices were selected to design buildings within the project that will combine to create a place of unparalleled distinction in Europe’s built environment. The sophisticated urban development is the centre piece of Adamstown and will deliver advance civic facilities for the emerging and future populations. Metropolitan Workshop’s plan is influenced by the 12th Centrury Bastides settlements of France regions such as Monpazier, Carcassone and Nay. The structure of an intimate grid of streets centred on a civic square that provides a contemporary place of congregation, meeting and communication. Adamstown Central should look, feel and function like no other place in Europe – in short it will be a place of its own. Movement The project (8.4 Hectare) site adjoins the new railway station (15 minutes form Heuston Station) A new Station concourse building will link the station building with the civic centre at the heart of the project. A Park & Ride facility, a public transportation hub and public cycle parking will deliver unparalleled accessibility and connectivity to the city and surrounding settlements. Integrated amenity The district centre will provide a focal point for the residents of Adamstown as well as acting as a destination for residents of neighbouring settlements of Lucan Village for leisure, recreation, shopping and civic facilitiest. The district centre will provide new, community and health facilities, new streets and squares, pubs, restaurants workplaces and a library with 10 minutes walk of most residents in the new town. These new facilities are positioned in close proximity to one another providing maximum convenience and a bustling environment. Intimacy, identity and sense of place The most successful urban environments we can think of all have distinctive and memorable character generated by fine architecture and use of high quality and distinctive materials. However, major new urban environments sometimes suffer from a lack of a distinct identity and a feeling of being ‘anywhere’. ADC will be different. The contemporary architecture of the district centre will be delivered by some of Ireland’s top architectural practices whose designs have been coordinated by Metropolitan Workshop in to a sophisticated arrangement of streets and public spaces. |
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Design Team: Awarded the RTPI Award |
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