The Glass Bottle Company (building)
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The Glass Bottle Company historic building in Dublin's Docklands |
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| Warehouses at Hanover Quay 10-12 | |
| Protected Structure in Dublin | |
| Registration number.: | 3739 |
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| Address: | Ringsend Road 50 |
| District: | Dublin 1 |
| Coordinates: | 53 ° 20 '30.2 " N , 6 ° 13' 53.5" W |
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| history | |
| Construction year: | 1871 |
| Restoration: | 2007 |
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| original use: | Glass Bottle Company (1871-2002) |
| current usage: | Irish Heart Foundation, ARUP Consulting Engineers |
The Glass Bottle Company (now Irish Heart Foundation , formerly ARUP Consulting Engineers ) is a Grade II listed building at 50 Ringsend Road in Dublin , Ireland . The building (RPS 7379), built in the style of Art Deco , is now used by the Irish Heart Foundation. The entrance area, which is framed in red brick, is abstractly shaped like a glass bottle.
history
In the area around Ringsend / South Bank - Charlott Quay, glass bottles have been produced since 1787. The production site was ideal, as sand, which was more than enough available in Ringsend, and coal, which was shipped to the docks, especially the Grand Canal Dock, were needed to make glass.
In 1871 the Glass Bottle Company built the building in Ringsend to manufacture black glass bottles for Porter . As Dublin is known for its breweries and stills , there were several glass factories in the area. The bottles were not only produced for domestic consumption, but were also exported, mainly to France. By 1980 Irish glass factories were the most modern in Europe, producing up to 86,400 bottles a week.
The processing of glass has an enormous impact on the environment around Ringend. In 2002 the glass factory had to close. In 2007 the building was restored by architects Fitzgerald Kavanagh & Partners.
A modern glass front was placed on the old brick facade . Today the old building houses the Irish Heart Foundation and the ARUP Consulting Engineers, who took over the office space. The former Glass Bottle Company was sold in 2006 for 412 million euros.
literature
- Archiseek.com (Ed.): 2007 - Arup Building, Ringsend, Dublin. URL: http://archiseek.com/2010/2007-arup-building-ringsend-dublin/ , accessed on April 27, 2016
- Arup (ed.): Arup. Global locations. Ireland. Dublin. URL: http://www.arup.com/global_locations/ireland/dublin , accessed April 27, 2016
- Burnbury, Turtle (2009): Dublin Dockland. To Urban Voyage. Dublin. Excerpt from URL: http://www.turtlebunbury.com/published/published_books/docklands/grand_canal_docks/pub_books_docklands_charlotte.html , accessed on April 27, 2016
- Dublin City (ed.): Dublin City Development Plan. 2011 - 2017. Record of protected structure. URL: http://www.dublincity.ie/sites/default/files/content/Planning/DublinCityDevelopmentPlan/Documents/Dev_Plan_-_Vol_3_-_Record_of_Protected_Structures.pdf , accessed on April 27, 2016
- Dublin City Council (ed.) (2010): The Irish Glass Bottle Company, Ringsend. URL: http://www.dublincity.ie/dublin-buildings/irish-glass-bottle-company-ringsend , accessed on April 27, 2016
- Dublin City Public Libraries (ed.) (2010): The Irish Glass Bottle Company, Ringsend. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8A08CBrHbg , as of April 27, 2016.
- Flanagan, Peter (2015): “History of broken dreams at Glass Bottle site”, in: independent.ie (ed.): Business Comercial Property. Dublin. URL: http://www.independent.ie/business/commercial-property/history-of-broken-dreams-at-glass-bottle-site-34211445.html , accessed April 27, 2016
- Hennigan, Michael (2009): "Irish Glass Bottle Site: How the State purchased property it already owned!". In: Finfacts Ireland. Business & Finance Portal. URL: http://www.finfacts.ie/irishfinancenews/article_1018415.shtml , accessed April 27, 2016
- Irish Heart Foundation (ed.): Irish Heart. Contact us. URL: http://www.irishheart.ie/iopen24/contact_us.php , accessed April 27, 2016
- Kelly, Olivia (2013): “Docklands board member regrets glass bottle site failure. Site cost doubled in just over two weeks ”. In: The Irish Times (ed.): News. Politics. Dublin. URL: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/docklands-board-member-regrets-glass-bottle-site-failure-1.1380922 , accessed April 27, 2016
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dublin City Council (ed.): Dublin City Development Plan 2011 - 2017. Record of protected structure. URL: http://www.dublincity.ie/sites/default/files/content/Planning/DublinCityDevelopmentPlan/Documents/Dev_Plan_-_Vol_3_-_Record_of_Protected_Structures.pdf , accessed on April 27, 2016
- ↑ a b Archiseek.com (ed.): 2007 - Arup Building, Ringsend, Dublin. URL: http://archiseek.com/2010/2007-arup-building-ringsend-dublin/ , accessed on April 27, 2016.
- ↑ a b c Dublin City Council (ed.) (2010): The Irish Glass Bottle Company, Ringsend. URL: http://www.dublincity.ie/dublin-buildings/irish-glass-bottle-company-ringsend , accessed on April 27, 2016.
- ↑ Burnbury, Turtle (2009): Dublin Dockland. To Urban Voyage. Dublin. Excerpt from URL: http://www.turtlebunbury.com/published/published_books/docklands/grand_canal_docks/pub_books_docklands_charlotte.html , accessed on April 27, 2016.
- ↑ Flanagan, Peter (2015): “History of broken dreams at Glass Bottle site”. In: Independent.ie (ed.): Business Comercial Property. Dublin. URL: http://www.independent.ie/business/commercial-property/history-of-broken-dreams-at-glass-bottle-site-34211445.html , accessed April 27, 2016.