Killing kitsch with blandness: planned ‘rejuvenation’ of St Stephen’s Green shopping centre is anything but

Designed by Dublin-based BKD Architects, the proposed “rejuvenation” of the shopping centre would retain the existing structural frame, rather than demolishing the lot and replacing it with a new building. It would strip off the latticed ironwork on the St Stephen’s Green frontage as well as the brickwork stretching along South King Street that mimics the facade of the Gaiety Theatre.

The entrance would lead into an internal “street”, cut diagonally into the block. Unlike the existing expansive atrium cluttered at ground level with kiosk-style retail units, the new “street” would be generally no more than 10 metres wide and nine metres high – lined on one side by larger shop units and, on the other, by cafés, bars and restaurants that would open out on to a pedestrianised South King Street.

Setbacks are proposed for the top three or four office floors and these are to be clad in grey glazing, to reduce the visual impact on surrounding streetsAnd therein lies the rub. What’s proposed includes no less than six floors of offices on the St Stephen’s Green frontage, replacing part of the shopping centre’s multistorey car park and three floors of offices to the rear, above retained parking space for 550 cars .

Amid doubts about the long-term future of “bricks-and-mortar” retail, the amount of shopping space in the new-look centre would actually be reduced to 19,000 sq. metres . The Dunnes Stores anchor, which is owned by the company itself, would be retained as would Boots and TK Maxx, but “higher order retail” outlets with larger footprints would replace many smaller shops, including the “kiosks”.

architectural terrorism 🤔

The redevelopment of St Stephen’s green shopping centre looks awful & contradictory to modern trends. More offices when there’s work from home? Not housing? Or tourist accommodation which we’re told Dublin desperately needs more of? Is aesthetically crap too rubbish architecture.

No more offices in Central Dublin!

Will its replacement improve Dublin’s visual fabric ? No, any idiot with an ounce of taste Would see that.

That's a disgrace leave it as it is

Another shit box 👍🏼 well done Dublin City council.

Hiw is it controversial and how does this bland monstrosity improve it?

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