Waterfall Manor Development, Bishopstown, Cork
Located on Waterfall Road, in Bishopstown, this scheme consists of 246 units, 103 of which are apartment units which have been introduced to address the difficult topography in the area while helping to achieve a density of 51.2 units per hectare. The scheme is structured into distinct character areas, including the 3 no. 4 to 5 storey apartment blocks with undercroft parking and varied urban block typologies. The these apartment buildings create an urban edge to the Waterfall Road and act as a vital nodal point at a prominent location.
Belcamp Development, Belcamp Hall, Dublin
Belcamp residential development is a large residential scheme consisting of 1350 units located in Belcamp in Dublin. This development consist of 296 apartment with apartment blocks, 252 walk up apartments, and 802 houses. The apartment blocks, consisting of 8 no. blocks ranging from 3 to 5 storeys, and the walk up apartments, have been placed along the link streets of the scheme to create strong and recognisable frontages. These buildings have strong interactions with the link streets, overlooking these areas with a landscape buffer used to provide protection to the private areas. The apartment blocks also form a plaza in the centre of the site creating a buffer to an existing walled garden, with the materiality of the apartments chosen to integrate well with the protected structure.
Castlelands Development, Mallow, Cork
The Castlelands residential development is located in Mallow, Cork, and consists of 469 units, 144 of which take the form of ground floor apartment and duplex unit which are located to the south of the site in order to provide a higher density edge overlooking the public park to the south. These dual fronted duplex apartment units are clustered around various green spaces forming intimate courtyards and providing a buffer to the rest of the residential scheme to the north.
Greenfield, Ballincollig, Cork
The Greenfield scheme is located in Ballincollig, Cork, consisting of 544 units with an overall density of 45 units per hectare. 312 no. apartments are located on the site in the form of duplexes and apartment blocks. Due to the sites prominent location on the Maglin Sustainable Access Corridor route, higher density units taking the form of 4 storey apartment blocks and duplex units have been strategically located to for a strong urban edge to the scheme. The apartments also include a retail and creche element, with its prominent and conveniently accessed location forming a meeting point and feature area for interaction between residents to occur and aid in providing a sustainable community.
