SEAN GRIFFIN | ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
SEAN GRIFFIN Education: BSc. Architecture (2014) University College Cork, Ireland Skills: Autocad, Revit, Sketchup, Photoshop & Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite
(415) 610 9029 seanegriffin@gmail.com ie.linkedin.com/in/seanegriffin
CONTENTS FINAL YEAR THESIS PART II: CORK CITY PICTUREHOUSE & FILM ARCHIVE
FINAL YEAR THESIS PART I: THOMAS STREET THEATRE & PUBLIC PARK
PRIVATE COMMISSION: BALLYHEIGUE COTTAGE EXTENSION
OTHER PROFESSIONAL WORK O’SULLIVAN ARCHITECTURE
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SITE LOCATION: CORK CITY, IRELAND
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Cork City is the second largest city in Ireland. Originally a monastic settlement, it was reputedly founded by Saint Finbarr in the 6th Century AD. The city achieved its urban character somewhere between 915 and 922 when Viking settlers founded it as a trading port. Cork is built on the River Lee which divides into two channels at the western end of the city. The city centre is located on the island created by the channels. At the eastern end of the city centre where the channels re-converge, quays and docks re-conve along the river banks lead to Lough Mahon and Cork Harbour, which is one of the world's largest natural harbours. Today the Greater Cork area has a population of about 400,000 people. The site for my proposal sits in the heart of the city on the island created by the River Lee.
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PROPOSAL: CORK CITY PICTUREHOUSE & FILM ARCHIVE My propopsal is for the commerical heart of Cork on the site of the former Capitol Cineplex that sits on the Grand Parade – Washington Street, west to east axis. The site was chosen because of its prominence on the street due to this axis, its centrality and the need for renewal on a once prosperous street. The intention was to create c a box office for the festivals and public assemblies of the city in a central location and once the site was chosen, it seemed appropriate to retain the civic memory of the old Capitol, a relic to the golden age of cinema in Cork. The site is rectilinear in form and open to the front and rear to Grand Parade and Market Lane respectfully. Due to the deep rectilinear form of the site, a skylight allows light to enter to the lower floors through a quadruple height atrium space. The major cinema space is expressed in the elevation to Grand Parade, centrally placed to terminate the axis and to respect the line of the neighbouring buildings. Vertical linearity is heavily expressed, exp timber fins are spread across the elevation and extending the height of the building creating a ribbed effect on the street.
FRONT ELEVATION ON GRAND PARADE
REAR ELEVATION ON MARKET LANE
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1. PLANT 2. MEETING ROOM 3. ENTRANCE 4. RETAIL 5. FIRE ESCAPE CORRIDOR 6. BOX OFFICE 7. CONFECTIONARY 8. ENTRY TO OYSTER TAVERN -足 (18TH CENTURY PUBLIC HOUSE)
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9. MAJOR CINEMA SPACE 10. STAGE 11. PROJECTION ROOM 12. MINOR CINEMA SPACE 13. PROJECTION ROOM 14. FILM ARCHIVE & LIBRARY 15. STORE
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VIEW DOWN WASHINGTON STREET
Dublin is the capital and largest city in Ireland, founded as a Viking settlement around 788 AD. The city is situated at the mouth of the River Liffey and encompasses a land area of approximately 44 sq mi, or 115 km2, in the east-足 central part of the country. It is bordered by a low mountain range to the south and surrounded by flat farmland to sur the north and west. The river Liffey divides the city in two between the Northside and the Southside. The site for my proposal is on Thomas Street, in the Southside of the city. Thomas Street St is part of the Liberties, a working class inner city district and it runs from Cornmarket to the Saint James's Gate Brewery, where Guinness is brewed, and from there it connects with James's Street. St The street has unique social character and is only one of four other streets in the city where street trading is permitted.
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SITE LOCATION: DUBLIN, IRELAND
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PROPOSAL: COMMUNITY THEATRE AND PUBLIC PARK FOR THOMAS STREET My proposal for Thomas Street is a community theatre and public park. The site is located on the western weste end of the street, just before Thomas Street connects to James’s Street and opposite the Guinness Brewery. The proposed new community theatre shares the site with the Digital Hub, Hub a resource centre and office space for start up companies and a disused Tower Windmill. The proposed p building has two street frontages, one on Thomas Street and the other on Watling Street. The public access to the theatre front of house and the public park is from Thomas Street while the service access to back of house is on Walting Street. The design intention was create a meandering route that creates a new connection from Thomas Street to the Tower Windmill which I propose is to be converted into a viewing Tower. The meandering route is screened by a glass curtain which looks onto a public park. The proposed building encloses the space on the street and leaves external access underneath to a public park, in a courtyard like form comprising of the Digital Hub, the windmill and the new theatre.
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1. WORKSHOP 2. KITCHEN DELIVERY 3. SCENE STORE 4. STAGE DOOR 5. SCENE DOCK 6. STAGE 7. SIDE STAGE S 8. ENTRY 9. GROUNDSKEEPER STORE 10. BOX OFFICE & CLOAKROOM 11. BAR 12. AUDITORIUM 13. ENTRY TO VIEWING TOWER 14. SHOE WORKSHOP 15. COSTUME WORKSHOP 16. KITCHEN 17. FITTING ROOM 18. COSTUME STORE 19. CAFE 20. GREEN ROOM 21. CHANGING ROOMS 22. LOCKER ROOM 23. MEETING ROOM 24. ADMINISTRATION ROOM 25. REHEARSAL/COMMUNITY ROOM
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8. FLOOR CONSTRUCTION: 100MM REINFORCED CONCRETE FINE SCREED WITH UNDERFLOOR HEATING, 120MM PIR INSULATION ON DPM/RADON BARRIER ON 200MM REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB.
7.LAMIN 7.LAMINATED TIMBER WINDOW FRAME SUPPORTED BY STEEL ANGLES AND TIMBER BLOCKS, 45MM INSULATION BROUGHT UP TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE WINDOW FRAME.
6. LAMINATED TIMBER SURROUND WITH TOUGHENED SAFETY GLASS.
5. PRE CAST, PRE STRESSED REINFORCED CONCRETE LINTEL AND CANOPY WITH THERMAL BREAK.
4. WALL CONSTRUCTION: 100MM BRICK OUTER LEAF, 40MM AIR CAVITY, 100MM PIR FOIL FACED INSULATION, 250MM REINFORCED INSUL CONCRETE WALL INNER LEAF.
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2. SEALING MEMBRANE WITH PROPIETARY WEEP HOLES (EVERY FOURTH END OPEN).
1. ROOF CONSTRUCTION: DOUBLE GLAZING LAMINATED TIMBER ROOF STRUCTURE FIXED TO REINFORCED CONCRETE WALL WITH BOLTS TO STAINLESS STEEL FIN AND PLATE.
SECTION THROUGH THEATRE FOYER SPACE
SITE LOCATION: BALLYHEIGUE, COUNTY KERRY IRELAND Last October I undertook a commission by a family friend to propose a design for an extension to a rural Irish cottage in Ballyheigue, Ireland. The cottage sits on hillside farm- fa land overlooking the Kerry coast of the Atlantic Sea and the mountains of the Dingle Peninsula. The existing cottage was in a state of disrepair and hadn’t been lived in for 10 years, but due to the client not being native to the area, planning restrictions required him to retain the cottage. To fulfill the clients brief and program it was necessary to extend the cottage down the hill.
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The entry is positioned between the old and new parts of the house on the higher level. The old part of the house contains a guest bedroom, bathroom, a terrace and an bath office. On the entry level, the new part contains 2 bedrooms, 2 ensuites and a terrace. Building down the hill created a lower level to the new extension. The lower level contains the kitchen and living spaces, a music room and utility and service spaces. The form of the extension is to resemble a carved block of timber, while glass and terraces are inserted into the negative space.
View from hillside with existing cottage to the right.
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OTHER PROFESSIONAL WORK
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER KERRY AIRPORT (KIR), FARRANFORE, IRELAND UPDATE AND REMODEL OF THE ATC TOWER IN KERRY AIRPORT WITH O’SULLIVAN ARCHITECTURE
CHURCHILL GAA CLUBHOUSE & DRESSING ROOMS, TRALEE DETAILED PLAN & ELEVATIONS FOR PLANNING APPLICATION FOR O’SULLIVAN ARCHITECTURE
DETAILED SECTION THROUGH CLUBHOUSE
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