Dorset Street Student Housing

Located north of Parnell Square, the urban design strategy was to reinstate some of the textured but lost urban grain of Georgian street based architecture, with its pattern of active fronts, back gardens and lanes.

The development of an underutilised brownfield urban site provided a significant opportunity to provide much needed residential accommodation in central Dublin. The project consists of a mix of four to six-storey mixed-use blocks and provides accommodation for 447 students, student common areas, gymnasium, and an associated management suite. Some retail spaces are provided onto Dorset Street Upper.

Dorset Point is designed as a series of blocks around a secured garden. The blocks or enclosing garden walls are clad in brick towards the street and white render and colourful cladding within its more secure student realm. The interior is animated by a palette of colourful and playful elements, exposed concrete and services in shared areas.

Client Bennett Construction / Hines
Size 13,883m² [14,9435 sq ft]
Status Complete 2017
No. Stories / Height 8 Storeys
Sector Residential
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