County Hall, Cork
Cork County Hall | |
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Halla an Chontae, Corcaigh | |
General information | |
Address | Carrigrohane Road |
Town or city | Cork |
Country | Ireland |
Construction started | 1965 |
Completed | 1968 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Patrick McSweeney |
The County Hall (
History
Originally meetings of Cork County Council had been held in the back portion of the top floor of Cork Courthouse.[1] By the 1950s these premises were becoming inadequate and work on a new purpose-built building, designed by Patrick McSweeney, the then Cork County Architect, started in 1965.[2] It was officially opened in April 1968.[3][4] Oisín Kelly's statue, Two Working Men, stands outside the complex.[5]
Redevelopment
A redevelopment project began in 2002 to re-clad the existing building, add a new storey to the tower block and build a six-storey extension to the side of the tower.[6] The original distinctive concrete facade had been severely eroded and it was decided to replace rather than repair this as part of an expansion scheme. A louvered glass cladding replaced the original concrete, and the six-storey extension at ground level was completed in June 2006, as well as a new concourse and council chamber. The redevelopment cost €50 million.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Cork County Hall: 50 years" (PDF). Cork County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "County Hall, Carrigrohane Road, Cork, Cork City: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". www.buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Cork County Hall, Cork - Building #1351". www.skyscrapernews.com. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Local Authorities". Oireachtas. 26 May 1982. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Neil Collins. "Oisin Kelly- Wood Carver, Stone and Bronze Sculptor From Dublin, Ireland". Visual-Arts-Cork.com. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
- ^ a b "Shay Cleary Architects | Projects | Cork County Hall". newsca. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Revamp moves tower up in design stakes". The Irish Times. 15 June 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2019.