Kilmainham Courthouse
In order to function as a visitor facility, the Courthouse required four new elements; a bridge across the entrance hall to connect the previously separated Grand and Petty Jury first floor rooms, ticket facilities, a bookshop and a café. These are strategically placed so as not to hinder movement. Their architectural language is restrained; the bridge is made from unpainted steel balusters and is placed in the space to ensure the entrance hall volume and formality is retained. The formality in the execution of other new elements and a palpable level of austerity in the decorative scheme ensures there are echoes of the character and impact of the original Gaol entrance; directly underneath the Lernaean Hydra.
Date:
September 2016
Client:
OPW Architects
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Exterior view of courtyard
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Interior view of entrance
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Interior view of court room
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Overhead view of court room
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Interior view of stairwell
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Interior view of cafe
Front facade
Street view of exterior
Exterior view of facade
Exterior view of entrance
Exterior view of entrance
Front facade
Exterior view of courtyard
Exterior view of courtyard
Exterior rear view
Exterior view of rear
Exterior view of facade
Interior view of entrance
Interior view of entrance
Interior view of court room
Interior view of court room
Interior view of court room
Overhead view of court room
Interior view of court room sh...
Interior view of stairwell
Interior view of stairwell
Interior view of cafe