丨爱尔兰都柏林丨DMOD Architects

Arklow Shipping HQ

Client: Arklow Shipping

Value: undisclosed

Built Area: 2,400 sqm

Start Date: 2015

End Date: 2022

Project Type:

Workplace + Interiors

Having outgrown their existing premises, a new headquarters building with connections to the sea and Arklow Town was commissioned by Arklow Shipping. The design process commenced with the exploration of a number of different design options at different locations around Arklow’s North Docklands. A brownfield site was selected that offered various benefits including excellent views from the upper stories.

The site is sea-facing, but the sea views are obscured by the adjacent sea defence wall. The design was therefore to use a functional logistics element as a podium, with office floors located above to afford them optimal sea views.

The architectural expression of the building is of a pavilion type structure, set on a landscaped plinth, which can be observed from any location within docklands. A long horizontal extruded form with open ends is clad in copper standing seam, with stone piers and large picture windows to all sides.