Guinness Quarter, Dublin Urban Design Strategy Woody Hanson
Study Area
in
Context
Site Opportunities + Assets
Location
• Tourism magnet • Distinct industrial heritage • potential for waterfront redevelopment • Gateway into city from Heuston Station • Existing + proposed public
• • • •
transportation infrastructure
• Existing urban form is coarse urban grain + high density • Located near major economic drivers + employment hubs
Dublin, Ireland Diageo Guinness Brewing Site Within the Liberties Area West of City Centre, South of the River Liffey, North of former Grand Canal Docks • Bisected by James + Thomas Streets
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Study Area Design Process
Overall Site Goals • • • • • • •
Consolidate Guinness lands + develop links across Thomas Street Revive, protect + highlight the sites distinct industrial heritage + cultural assets Provide tourism infrastructure Provide a residential hub for employees of the surrounding business + service centres Emphasize vistas toward monumental buildings + the River Increase permeability + connectivity through the industrial site Establish a safe + enjoyable public realm along main corridors (station, river + brewery)
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Study Area Design Process
Evolution
of the
Urban Design Strategy
• Consolidate Guinness lands • Permeate existing street pattern through the vacated land based on the of Victoria Quay, the historic urban form of Grand Canal Docks + corridors to the Guinness Storehouse
historic route direct tourist
Life • Develop
public realm around existing landmarks
Space • Connect
series of public squares through pedestrian walkways that create vistas
Buildings • Develop block
form to encase a pedestrian network
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Study Area Design Process
Design Scheme Results • • • • • • • • •
Greater pedestrian accessibility New north-south linkages New residential hub + contributing community New commercial centre Emphasized views of existing site assets Pedestrian walkways across Liffey River Enhanced public realm along Liffey River Increased permeability through the site New cultural quarter to attract tourism
resources
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Site Goals + Precedents
Grand Canal, Dublin
Overall Site Goals • Revive historic form + the Grand Canal Docks • Establish quarter
cultural focused
and on
High-quality modern infill buildings that fit in with the surrounding
presence of
the
industrial relics
tourism
area’s
industrial and brewing heritage
• Initiate key linkages from the new Guinness Quarter to Grand Canal Park, the Liffey River + Heuston Station
Excise Walk, Dublin Pedestrianised commercial corridor with active frontage below high-quality residential blocks Gasworks, Belfast Water
feature
+
industrial
sculpture
relating
to
historic use of site
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Urban Design Strategy Layers
New Development
Public Realm
Design Overview The
Road Network
new development in the Guinness
Quarter will rise from the form of the historic Grand Canal Docks which ran alongside the Guinness Storehouse. The former docklands will become a new public realm enclosed by highly-active frontage
+
tourism uses. The pedestrian
zone spills out to the north into a park along Thomas
Street, to the south into parkland along what was the Grand Canal + to the east into a walk through the Guinness Lands + Storehouse. A ring road surrounds the docklands development to allow vehicular movement
but traffic calming measures will encourage walking, biking
+
Guinness Lands
the use of public transportation.
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9
pm
am
Historic Map Noon
6 Orientation & Shadows
100
ft
250
ft
Urban Design Strategy
Existing Proposed Bus Tram Train
Building Heights
Ground Floor Land Use
1-2 Storeys
7-8 Storeys
3-4 Storeys
9+ Storeys
5-6 Storeys
250
ft
Upper Floors Land Use Residential
Industrial
Commercial
Hotel
Cultural
Design Overview Although transportation infrastructure already exists throughout the Liberties Area, proposed tram extension along Thomas Street + bus systems servicing the Grand Canal Docks area will substantially increase the foot traffic in the Guinness Quarter. The heights of the new buildings will be 2-4 storeys shorter than the Storehouse so as not to detract from the most important monument in the site. Ground level of the new development will be almost entirely commercial use + the upper floors will be hotel rooms to support the tourism interest in this cultural district.
7 Public Transportation
100
ft
Urban Design Strategy
Features
of
New Development
• Draw foot Canal Park • New
traffic from Heuston Station, Thomas Street,
+ Grand
iconic Guinness cultural centre featuring an iconic pint-shaped
facade
• Highly
active frontage of shops
+
hotel space above to extract full
economic value of area tourism
• Urban
form directly relating to historic route of Grand
Canal Docks
8 Aerial Rendering
100
ft
Urban Design Strategy
Section
thru
Guinness Walk
100
ft
Cathedral Park • Establish link across James Street to connect Guinness Lands • Mixture of hard + soft landscaping that emphasises vistas toward the Storehouse, new development + cathedral • Start of stone pavement to run throughout the entire site + guide tourists
Guinness Walk • Establish a pedestrian
oriented environment through the use of cobbled pedestrian
crossing points
• Stone paving infill where street currently exists to guide visitors through Guinness Lands • Introduce curated public art projects of Guinness advertising along brick walls of brewery buildings
Diageo Square • Animate blank brick wall of existing Guinness building with lighting system • Highlight areas of movement and resting with varied paving system, landscaping, lighting + street furniture • Outdoor seating for restaurants, cafes, and outdoor movies projected along wall
Central Canal • Water feature representing the Grand Canal Docks • Establish public square surrounding the water feature with elements of public art • Street furniture to encourage rest + gathering within the square • Provide clear pedestrian route toward Grand Canal Docks Park, Guinness Walk + Cathedral Park Detail Site Plan
100
ft
9
Urban Design Strategy
Perspective
view
North
along
Grand Canal Place
10 Perspective
view west along
Guinness Walk