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View looking west along south facade of office building

The new Operations and Maintenance depot at Ballyogan provides an integrated facility for Council services in the field of maintenance and environmental services. It is located at the edge of the former Ballyogan waste tip-head that previously served the Dublin County region. The facility comprises a new three storey office building, a maintenance/salt storage utility building, and vehicle and storage yards.

The site plan is organised to address the future public park while also providing secure working yard areas. To achieve this office building is placed facing the park with its own public entrance.

The office building is composed of three narrow floor plates made entirely of timber. These floor plates are stacked on top of each other to create a passively designed, low energy, naturally ventilated building that maximizes passive energy sources. The maintenance building is largely unheated and un-insulated and carries the concrete material used to form the 2.4 hectare service yard into extruded enclosures, which is roofed with a timber frame. The yard is used to park maintenance vehicles and also functions as a material storage and disposal facility.

With Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Architects Department

Photography : Michael Moran

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south facade from west

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office space with sliding south facade open

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office space with berlin desk workstations

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south facade, office building

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north facade, office building

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opening vents, north facade office building

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main entrance office building

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canteen, office building

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storage and utility building, typical bay

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storage utility building

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storage and utility building, clerestory glazing above concrete wall

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east elevation, space between storage and utility building and office building

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south facade storage and utility building

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corner detail, south facade, office building

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sliding south facade, office space

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berlin desk workstation

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fire stairs
 

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office with pivot vent

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office building and storage utility building east elevation