Sandy Road, Galway

RIAI DESIGN REVIEW

Alice Casey

TAKA Architects

March 2020

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House 01, Dublin, 2009, TAKA Architects

House 04, Dublin, 2010, TAKA Architects

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Merrion Cricket Club, Dublin, 2013, TAKA Architects

Dining Hall, Belvedere College, Dublin, 2018, TAKA Architects

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Picture Palace, GalwayDruid Theatre, Galway

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Galway City

Galway City

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Twelve Bens, Connemara

Galway City

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Galway City

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Landscapes

Water

Housing

Commercial

City Centre

Cathedral

Eyre Square

Sandy Road Site

Galway City

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Landscapes

Water

Housing

Commercial

City Centre

Cathedral

Eyre Square

Sandy Road Site

Galway City

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Sandy Road, Galway

Galway City

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Galway City

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PROPOSAL 01

CONNECTION TO THE CITY THROUGH LANDSCAPE

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Headford Road, Galway

Landscapes

Water

Housing

Commercial

City Centre

Cathedral

Eyre Square

Sandy Road Site

Galway City

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Terryland Forest Park, Galway

Landscapes

Water

Housing

Commercial

City Centre

Cathedral

Eyre Square

Sandy Road Site

Cycle bridge

Cycle path

Galway City

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Dyke Road, Galway

Landscapes

Water

Housing

Commercial

City Centre

Cathedral

Eyre Square

Sandy Road Site

Cycle bridge

Cycle path

Galway City

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Dyke Road, GalwayLandscapes

Water

Housing

Commercial

City Centre

Cathedral

Eyre Square

Sandy Road Site

Cycle bridge

Cycle path

Galway City

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Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge, Bruges, Belgium

Landscapes

Water

Housing

Commercial

City Centre

Cathedral

Eyre Square

Sandy Road Site

Cycle bridge

Cycle path

Galway City

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Landscape park, Copenhagen, Denmark

Landscapes

Water

Housing

Commercial

City Centre

Cathedral

Eyre Square

Sandy Road Site

Cycle bridge

Cycle path

Galway City

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Landscapes

Water

Housing

Commercial

City Centre

Cathedral

Eyre Square

Sandy Road Site

Cycle bridge

Cycle path

Diamond Hill, Connemara

Galway City

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PROPOSAL 02

ELEMENTS OF COST RENTAL HOUSING

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Entrance, Piraeus Housing, Amsterdam by Hans Kolhoff

Importance of Communal Entrance and Stairs, Cost Rental Housing

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Communal Stairs, Housing, Ghent by Atelier Vens Vanbelle

Importance of Communal Entrance and Stairs, Cost Rental Housing

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Corridor, Tilburg Housing, Netherlands by Shift Architecture Urbanism

Enlarged Corridors with Communal Garden Terraces, Cost Rental Housing

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Enlarged Corridors with Communal Garden Terraces, Cost Rental Housing

Corridor and Porches, Elderly Housing, Switzerland by Zumthor and Partner

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Enlarged Corridors with Communal Garden Terraces, Cost Rental Housing

Communal Garden Terraces, Housing, France by Philippon - Kalt

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Communal Garden at the heart of the Block, Cost Rental Housing

Communal Garden, Housing, Denmark by Dorte Mandrup

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Duplex Housing at Street Level, Cost Rental Housing

Timberyard Social Housing, Dublin by O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects

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Materiality Making Facades and Streetscapes , Cost Rental Housing

Timberyard Social Housing, Dublin by O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects

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PROPOSAL 03

ELEMENTS OF PLACE-MAKING

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Housing

Pedestrian

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public Transport

Simple form of stone warehouses, Galway

Simple form of housing blocks, arranged to make Courtyards

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Housing

Pedestrian

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public Transport

Picture Palace, Galway by de Paor architects

Simple form of housing blocks, arranged to make Courtyards

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Housing

Pedestrian

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public TransportHigh density housing, Copenhagen by Kay Fisker

Simple form of housing blocks, arranged to make Courtyards

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Housing

Pedestrian

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public TransportLaneway, Galway

Pedestrianised heart to the development

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Housing

Pedestrian

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public Transport

Pedestrianised development with landscaping, Boulogne, France by Mutabilis

Pedestrianised heart to the development

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Housing

Pedestrian

Roads

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public TransportSurface parking at the centre of the Housing Blocks

On-street parking at Woodquay Street, Galway

Parking

Roads

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Housing

Pedestrian

Roads

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public TransportSurface parking at the centre of the Housing Blocks

Surface parking, high density housing, Copenhagen by Kay Fisker

Parking

Roads

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Communal gardens at the centre of the Housing Blocks

Terryland Forest Park, Sandy Road, Galway

Housing

Pedestrian

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public Transport

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

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Housing

Pedestrian

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public TransportCommunal gardens at the centre of the Housing Blocks

Communal garden, The Barbican by Chamberlin, Powell and BonGreenspace

Parking

Roads

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Housing

Pedestrian

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public TransportHousing Blocks arranged around a Public Square

Eyre Square, Galway

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Housing

Pedestrian

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public Transport

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public Square, Copenhagen

Housing Blocks arranged around a Public Square

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Housing

Pedestrian

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public Transport

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public/Commercial building as a Landmark

Existing depot building, Sandy Road

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Housing

Pedestrian

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public Transport

Greenspace

Parking

Roads Commercial warehouse conversion, Rotterdam by MVRDV

Public/Commercial building as a Landmark

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Housing

Pedestrian

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public Transport

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public/Commercial building as a Landmark

Commercial warehouse conversion, Rotterdam by MVRDV

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Housing

Pedestrian

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public Transport

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public square activated by cultural institution, The Barbican, London

Public/Commercial building as a Landmark

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Housing

Pedestrian

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public Transport

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public Transport directly accessible from Public Square

Bus Connects Map, Galway

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Housing

Pedestrian

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public Transport

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public Transport directly accessible from Public Square

Integrated Public Transport, Copenhagen

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PROPOSAL 04

SANDY ROAD

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Housing

Pedestrian

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public Transport

UNIT

TYPES

MIX UNIT SIZE

(SQM)

1B/2P 50% 50

2B/4P 30% 80

3B/5P 20% 100

SITE AREA 8.24 ha

TOTAL UNITS 1105

DENSITY 134 Units/Ha

BLOCK HEIGHT 6 Floors (20m)

COMMERICAL 3,400 sqm (total)

NO. FLOORS 2

PARKING 430 spaces (surface)

Sandy Road

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Housing

Pedestrian

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public Transport

Sandy Road

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Terryland Forest Park The rugged landscape of Connemara

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Housing

Pedestrian

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public Transport

BUSINESS PARKS

CITY

CENTRE

Sandy Road

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Housing

Pedestrian

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public Transport

Sandy Road

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Housing

Pedestrian

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public Transport

Sandy Road

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Depot Building, Sandy Road Commercial warehouse conversion, Rotterdam by MVRDV

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Housing

Pedestrian

Greenspace

Parking

Roads

Public Square

Commercial / Cultural

Public Transport

Sandy Road

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PROPOSAL 05

INNOVATION IN PROCUREMENT

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Accordia, Cambridge, UK – Alison Brooks, Feilden Clegg Bradley and MacCreanor Lavington KAAI 37, Cadix, Antwerp, Belgium – Various including META architectuurbureau, architecten de vyldervinck taillieu, noAarchitecten and OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen

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THANK YOU