Kevin Street Garda Headquarters Enablinig Works
The project involved significant temporary retaining wall works in an urban environment, demolitions and archaeology in a Dublin City Centre site.
The works required the construction of a 180m long secant piled wall to the entire site perimeter to facilitate a 3m excavation below road level for future basement construction. This wall was monitored throughout the project for movement.
Existing structures on the site were demolished by hand and all brick and slate recovered, palleted and issued to the Office of Public Works for storage. Approximately 50 pallets of brick and slate were salvaged. Buildings that abutted the demolitions were surveyed and monitored throughout the works. A number of Dundry stones were recovered from the demolitions and are believed to have been window stones from an adjacent 12th century Archbishops palace.
The site is located within the walls of Viking Dublin and was subject to a detailed Archaeological excavation. Archaeology was carried out over a period of 16 weeks by a team of 10 Archaeologists with John Paul Construction in attendance. A number of 12th century walled structures and artefacts were recovered and are now with the National Museum of Ireland
LocationDublin
ClientOffice of Public Works
ArchitectOffice of Public Works
QSDL Martin & Partners
StatusCompleted 2008
Value€2.95m
