poolbeg project

The Third Alignment

Mapping the city reveals two alignments which predate the existence of Poolbeg, namely the avenue at Phoenix Park (1745) and the Grand Canal (1756).
Poolbeg’s precursor, the Great South Wall, therefore joins these two as the ‘Third Alignment’.
In the same way that other parts of the city have evolved around and in response to previous alignments, the new map for Poolbeg Peninsula assumes a rigorous geometry whose purpose is to provide physical, visual and cultural connections with its parent - the city.
Future development whether for commercial, residential, industrial or recreational uses may therefore form accretions upon a pre-determined landscape infrastructure.

The Landscape Plan

An ad-hoc approach to the environmental quality and public realm infrastructure of the peninsula would be entirely innappropriate.
The purpose of the Poolbeg Project therefore, is to provide a vision for the future in order to secure the the opportunities which managed change may offer the city and its inhabitants.
A preferred design approach is proposed which aims to balance the various needs on the site while maximising its future potential.
A new map has therefore been drawn for Poolbeg which draws inspiration from its origin - the Great South Wall.
The proposed plan uniquely embraces several components which are essential for the life of the city, ranging from energy generation and water treatment to commercial exchange, domestic habitation and recreation.
The whole is placed within a landscape plan containing five principal spatial types each with a specific character and purpose.