Projects: Residential
Donore Avenue Apts
Project: Iveagh Trust Housing Scheme at Donore Avenue
Client: The Iveagh Trust
Architect: Edward Brady & Associates
Address: Cork Street, Dublin 8
Description: New building at Donore Avenue incorporating retail, apartments and houses. This was a new build block of apartments on a site previously used by Dublin City Council including retail units at ground floor in stepped formation together with a number of houses.
Status: Complete
KMP Service: Full Civil and Structural Design Services as part of an Architect led design team
Kilcronan Housing Development
Project: Kilcronan Housing Development
Client: South Dublin County Council
Architect: Gerry Cahill Architects
Address: Clondalkin, Dublin 22
Description: This project comprised the construction of a residential development consisting of 53 dwellings ranging in height from single to three storeys, a community centre together with associated drainage and 3m high masonry boundary walls on an infill brownfield site. The land was notorious for anti-social behaviour and the client wanted a modern aesthetically pleasing development that would serve as a catalyst towards the eventual improvement of the wider area. The dwellings were of conventional masonry construction with timber / precast concrete flooring and pitched timber roofs. Cantilever balconies and steel frame entrance canopies were common features throughout the design. The project was furthermore complicated by high voltage power lines traversing the site with pylon towers on one side. A large trunk sewer also traversed the site, which remained live during construction and provision had to be made in the foundation design to allow the council to make future upgrades to the sewer without compromising the stability of the new development.
The project also received commendation in the 2009 Opus Architectural and Construction Awards.
Status: Complete.
KMP Service: Full Civil and Structural design Service as part of an Architect led Design Team.
Dwelling at Rathfarnham
Project: Dwelling at Boden Park, Rathfarnham
Client: Private Client
Architect: Robin Mandal Architects
Address: Scholarstown Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
Description: This project comprised the construction of a new two storey standalone dwelling together with associated site works. The dwelling comprised of large open plan living areas with a cantilever feature stairs providing access to the first floor. Ground conditions and drainage were difficult on this site given its proximity to the Owendoher River.
Status: Complete
KMP Service: Full Civil and Structural Design Service.
Dwelling at Mount Salus
Project: Dwelling at Mount Salus
Client: Private Client
Architect: Robin Mandal Architects
Address: Mt. Salus Road, Dalkey
Description: This was a complex 3 storey house with the upper floors built into the side of a hill and stepped backwards. The roof is a long mono-pitched roof surrounding a first floor patio area. The house was of concrete and timber construction.
Status: Complete
KMP Service: Full Civil and Structural Design Service.
Broadford Housing
Project: 21 Unit Senior Citizen Housing Development in Ballinteer, Dublin 16
Client: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Architect: DMOD Architects
Description: Construction of Broadford Rise to comprise 21 dwellings on three floors and common room with Courtyard garden over lower ground floor car parking, including all associated works and landscaping
Design of retaining walls to the lower ground floor carpark to provide 21 spaces, a plant room and sheds for each dwelling. Co-ordinate site investigations and design foundations for the high bedrock levels on site
Design of foul drainage system for the development
Design of surface water attenuation tank, petrol interceptor all as required by the Water Services Department
Status: On site
KMP Service: Full Civil and Structural Engineering design as part of an Architect led design Team.
Dwelling at Julianstown
Project: Dwelling at Julianstown
Client: Private Client
Architect: O Caoimh & Associates Architects
Address: Julianstown, Co. Meath
Description: This is a single storey grass roofed residence nestling into the countryside of rural Co. Meath.
There is courtyard at the rear surrounded by high reinforced concrete retaining walls. The grass roof cantilevers beyond the feature glass façade at the front of the building. Internal features include extensive high quality board marked concrete finishes.
Status: Almost Complete
KMP Service: KMP provided Structural Engineering services for this project. The roof structure was heavily loaded and cantilevers beyond the support line at the front. The roof geometry was complex and the structural zone was kept as shallow as possible to achieve the desired slender appearance.
Apartment Development at Bluebell
Project: Apartment Development at Bluebell Avenue
Client: KM Kyle Holdings
Architect: Studio 3 Architecture
Address: 489-490 Bluebell Avenue, Dublin 12
Description: The proposed development will consist of 52 apartments in 2 Blocks. A 4-9 storey block at the junction of Kylemore Road and Grand Canal comprising 36 apartments and a 4 Storey block fronting on the Grand Canal comprising the remaining 16 apartments. The site area is 3,375m2. Stormwater runoff is controlled by hydrobrake flow control devices in conjunction with petrol interceptors and stormwater underground attenuation tanks. Carparking for 54 cars is to be provided at ground level, 48 of which are underneath the building with 6 no. external spaces.
Status: Planning.
KMP Service: Civil and Structural Engineering Services as part of an Architect led Design Team.