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Reaching new heights

in Dublin

What a capital idea! An office and residential scheme located

in the heart of Dublin’s strategic development zone.

Original proposed U2 tower.

apital Dock is a 4.8 acre site at the bottom of The wonderful world of slip forming
Sir John Rogerson’s Quay. This unique city
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Ccentre location will house 316,000ft of office The first major challenge on site was a large basement
space across three buildings, as well as 204 exclusive concrete pour which commenced on Thursday 28
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residential units across a further three buildings, one of April. Over 1,550m of concrete was poured by two
which will be the Republic of Ireland’s tallest; a 23 storey large pumps. The logistics of a pour this size were
tower marking the gateway to the city. meticulously planned with various traffic managers
The site was purchased from the National Asset stationed over 1km from the site, vehicle spotters
Management Agency by our client, American property guiding trucks to the discharge locations, lighting
group, Kennedy Wilson. Back in the early 2000s a towers to illuminate the site, additional security to
previous developer began construction on the ‘U2 ensure no unauthorised entry, and a second batching
Tower’, but this came to an abrupt halt with the onset plant on standby. With speed each truck was
of the global financial crises in 2007. Now only partial discharged every four and a half minutes.
completion of the double basement and a commercial
building remain. The new scheme requires the
demolition of the existing basement and modifications
to the basement below the existing commercial building
occupied by State Street Bank.
Because of the bank, a great deal of careful planning
has been put in place to prioritise noise, vibration and
dust control. In addition a temporary flood wall has been
installed to prevent any risk from the River Liffey so that
the bank can continue trading throughout the works.
There are major logistical challenges too. With six
separate buildings fed from one major delivery point on
the Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, efficient sequencing of
the work and distribution of labour and materials is vital. The concrete was placed in 350mm layers and accelerant additives are
With this in mind, the team already have a Logistics added, allowing the rig to progress faster.
Manager and Planner on board, and their roles are to
plan logistics six months to a year ahead.

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