{"id":14437,"date":"2022-10-13T09:21:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T09:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekccgroup.com\/?p=14437"},"modified":"2022-10-13T09:21:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T09:21:56","slug":"esb-wins-building-of-the-year-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekccgroup.com\/news\/esb-wins-building-of-the-year-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"ESB wins Building of the Year 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

ESB wins at Irish Building & Design Awards 2022<\/h2>\n

The new ESB Headquarters on Fitzwilliam Street has won the Building of the Year in the Irish Building and Design Awards 2022 \u2013 a great achievement for a great project that we were so proud to be involved in. Congratulations to everyone involved in Grafton Architects, O\u2019Mahony Pike Architects, P.J. Hegarty & Sons<\/a> Building Contractors, Walls Construction, Shaffrey Architects, the team in ESB, our own Contracts & Operational team<\/a> and everyone else who worked tirelessly to bring this spectacular project to life.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to believe that over a decade after this project was awarded first prize in an international competition, it finally reached completion in 2022. The winning design by Grafton Architects<\/a> and 0\u2019Mahony Pike Architects<\/a>\u2019 achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating and a BER of A3.<\/p>\n

We were shortlisted for the \u201cSubcontractor of the year Award\u201d in 2020 just before Covid hit while works were still underway for our involvement in the prestigious project which involved the restoration and redevelopment of existing buildings, the retention and refurbishment of a number of protected Georgian structures and the construction of a new seven-storey office block. Although the winning concept was chosen through an international competition in 2011, it wasn\u2019t until 2016 that design work for \u201cProject Fitzwilliam\u201d as it was titled by ESB officially began with site works commencing in 2017. The project was carefully and respectfully designed in sympathy with the surrounding Georgian streetscape following much controversy and outcry from the conservationist world after architect Sam Stephenson tried to modernise it in the 1960s.<\/p>\n

Grafton & OMP\u2019s redesign involved a site-responsive set of buildings along Fitzwilliam Street Lower, engaging the Georgian buildings\u2019 typical characteristics, with the intention to \u2018reinstate the unconscious rhythm of the Georgian street\u2019 that had been lost in the 1960s.<\/p>\n

Considering the rigorous planning and detailed design processes which were undertaken over the last decade, it is no surprise to see this amazing project winning the 2022 \u201cBuilding of the Year\u201d award at the recent Irish Building & Design Awards.<\/p>\n

The specification for the Fitzwilliam Street fa\u00e7ade was extremely detailed and the initial design, development and approval process between the architects\u2019 design team and KCC took approximately two years and included numerous collaborative workshops between all key stakeholders. In collaboration with the design team from Grafton Architects, we designed and developed a proposal for a completely bespoke, thermally-broken MHB steel window system with our partners in Holland. Given the importance and high specification of the bespoke fa\u00e7ade system, there was a requirement to design and fabricate full-size prototype units which were then tested rigorously by approved testing bodies in Holland for thermal modelling, acoustic testing, wind\/pressure and water testing.<\/p>\n

In addition to the MHB steel windows<\/a> used on the main facade of the building, we designed, fabricated and installed internal doors and fire-rated screen<\/a>s by Schuco for the new seven-storey office block element of the scheme. These not only had to have a minimalist aesthetic but also to provide up to 90 minutes\u2019 fire rating to the lift and entrance lobbies on each floor.<\/p>\n

We designed and developed bespoke oversized steel glazed external doors for entrance lobbies and courtyard areas. These doors were thermally broken to allow heights of over three metres and provide access control and automation to ensure ease of access for users of all abilities while also serving, in some areas, as fire escape doors. We also designed and installed three bespoke arched escape doors\u00a0 to complement the MHB windows<\/a> on the Fitzwilliam Street fa\u00e7ade. These arched overclad doors are a beautiful addition to the main fa\u00e7ade of the building. Internally, we provided a full concealed frame riser door package and all operating ironmongery throughout in line with the projects design intent.<\/p>\n

MHB\u2019s<\/a> steel expertise also came into play for the internal fire-rated and non-fire-rated doors and screens of five luxury apartments which were restored to their former Georgian splendour by renowned conservation architects Shaffrey Architects.<\/p>\n

Shaffrey elected to use MHB due to their products\u2019 super-slim profiles and ability to match the finesse of the original Georgian screens while also providing fire-rating where required to meet current Building Regulations.<\/p>\n

You can read more about the intricate detail of this project here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Visit our YouTube channel<\/strong><\/a> to see some more of the stunning images of this iconic project.<\/p>\n

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