Grouping: GAMA International

The project consists of the construction of 74 dwellings comprising 20 no. 2 bedroom duplex, 5 no 3-bedroom duplex, 17 no. 2-bedroom apartments and 32 no. 3-bedroom houses in 2 storey houses and 3 and 4 storey apartments together with all related ancillary and site development works.

The development at Balcurris 2 represents a further step in the realization of the master plan for the re-construction of Ballymun. The scheme includes 74 new dwellings which are provided in various forms from conventional two-storey terraced houses, to duplex units and ‘own-door’ apartments. A strong streetscape is achieved onto Balbutcherlane using three and four storey forms, with the scale reducing to two storey dwellings to link in with the adjacent Sandyhill Gardens housing estate to the south. All dwellings have sunny aspect terraces or private rear gardens and their own front door.

Construction of 82 houses, community facility, shop unit, external works and site development works.

The brief was to design a new neighborhood of approx. 25 dwellings per acre, encouraging safety and security. The buildings are arranged so that residents overlook all streets and public areas where children can play and ‘hang out’. A shared surface of streets and pavements is complimented by robust ground floor red brick walls with white rendered walls and recessed blue planes above, creating a low maintenance, user-friendly environment. This continues inside the dwellings where residents have high quality timber windows that can be easily cleaned from the inside, easy to use locks and fittings and a very high level of finish generally. This is a new high-density neighbourhood of 84 dwellings for South Dublin County Council. The site is bounded to the north and west by existing residential development and a small hospital, to the south by a busy road and to the east by the local school grounds.

Balgaddy Scheme consists of 100+147 residential units arranged in urban blocks as apartments, duplexes and terraced houses. The development is designed to cater for all types of residents including disabled, single persons and large families.

The development is not only cater for social housing but also provides housing for voluntary housing associations, co-operative housing groups and private purchasers. The scheme is a continuation of the urban block format of Balgaddy A-B with tree-lined avenues culminating in a new park bounded on the other side by Balgaddy D (by South Dublin County Council Architects). The scheme is part of an overall master plan being administered by a number of architectural practices and South Dublin County Council that will provide over 600 residential units in the South Lucan area. The basic design concept of Balgaddy B and C is that of densification, consolidation and urbanization of under utilized lands. Balgaddy E is a new mid density neighborhood of 100 dwellings and 2 shops for South Dublin County Council.