U2 tower studio, britain quay, dublin
It was considered in the context of the overall grand canal dock masterplan that it was inappropriate to develop the relatively small campshire site with a vertically massed element as implied by the brief as a 95m high landmark building had already been granted planning permission immediately to the west of the site.
A more modest development was instead proposed incorporating a cubic element containing the u2 recording studio as well as a rock museum/café, a glazed restaurant/bar situated under a low oversailing horizontal roof and a patinated conic element containing a carlift as well as stairs and retail kiosks.
Designed in conjunction with Ciaran Adamson Design.