Winner: ACEI Engineering Excellence Awards 2023, under the category of “Mechanical and Electrical – Large Project “ and “ Innovation – Large Project”

East Wall Road, Dublin 1

MCA acted as Executive Architect, in association with Shay Cleary Architects as Design Architects, on this exciting new office building located in Dublin’s up and coming northern dockland area.

The building has achieved both LEED and Wired Score Platinum certification with an A3 Building Energy Rating.

Located directly beside the 3 Arena, this building has a unitized, glazed façade outside of which sits a distinctive, blue painted, steel 'Exoskeleton' which celebrates the maritime tradition of the adjoining port.

It comprises of 16,925m² of commercial office space with bicycle / car parking and shower / changing facilities at the basement levels and extensive hard landscaping to the surrounding Point Square at street level, along with a stand-alone, fully glazed Café / Restaurant unit.

This project was the winner of Commercial Project of the Year (over €15m) at the 2022 Irish Construction Excellence Awards.

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The height of the building varies from 9 to 18 storeys, with an extensive roof terrace at Level 08. One of its many defining features include the cantilevered nature of the office accommodation, which starts some 8 metres above ground level and the three oval shaped, reinforced concrete cores sitting below: two of which are also provided with fully glazed enclosures to the entrance / reception areas.