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

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 it's 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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