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High6-7 storey residential block construction requires substantial concrete and masonry structure.
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6 Malahide Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
Major mixed-use development: 29 residential units in a 6-7 storey block with commercial spaces, substation, plant rooms, extensive landscaping and public realm. Clearly substantial multi-package construction work.
Source description
The development will consist of: a) Removal of the existing front boundary wall and railings. b) Construction of 29 no. residential apartment units in 1 no. block ranging in height from 6 to 7 storeys comprising 9 no. 1-bedroom apartment units and 20 no. 3-bedroom apartment units. Each residential unit will have access to private open space in the form of a balcony / terrace. c) Total residential communal open space of approx. 303.8 sqm including a landscaped courtyard at surface level and a roof terrace at sixth floor level. d) Total public open space of approx. 298 sqm including an enhanced public realm fronting Malahide Road. e) 2 no. commercial spaces at ground floor level fronting Malahide Road (approx.…
The development will consist of: a) Removal of the existing front boundary wall and railings. b) Construction of 29 no. residential apartment units in 1 no. block ranging in height from 6 to 7 storeys comprising 9 no. 1-bedroom apartment units and 20 no. 3-bedroom apartment units. Each residential unit will have access to private open space in the form of a balcony / terrace. c) Total residential communal open space of approx. 303.8 sqm including a landscaped courtyard at surface level and a roof terrace at sixth floor level. d) Total public open space of approx. 298 sqm including an enhanced public realm fronting Malahide Road. e) 2 no. commercial spaces at ground floor level fronting Malahide Road (approx. 129.1 sqm and 138.3 sqm, respectively). f) A community / resident amenity room (approx. 43.4 sqm) at ground floor level. g) A total of 93 no. bicycle parking spaces (68 no. residential bicycle parking spaces and 25 no. visitor bicycle parking spaces). h) 1 no. accessible car parking space and a loading bay proposed at surface level along Malahide Road. i) ESB substation, switch room, water tank room, plant room, bicycle stores, residential bin store, commercial bin store at ground floor level. The development will also provide for all associated service connections, hard and soft landscaping, planting, boundary treatments, nature-based SuDS features, green and blue roofs, roof plant and all associated works above and below ground.
Opportunity fit
6-7 storey residential block construction requires substantial concrete and masonry structure.
ESB substation, switch room and plant room explicitly included in the development.
All associated works above and below ground, service connections, SuDS features and surface-level parking/loading bay.
Landscaped courtyard, roof terrace, public realm fronting Malahide Road, hard and soft landscaping explicitly proposed.
Substantial multi-storey (6-7 storey) 29-unit apartment block with commercial spaces, substation, plant rooms and extensive associated works.
6-7 storey residential block requires comprehensive fire safety systems.
Plant room and multi-storey residential block imply ventilation and mechanical systems.
Coordinated building services design needed for substation, plant room and 29-unit block.
Water tank room and plant room plus 29 residential units require plumbing and heating systems.
Substantial multi-storey mixed-use development clearly warrants cost planning and procurement services.
Green and blue roofs and roof terrace at sixth floor level explicitly proposed.
Multi-storey block with roof terrace and plant likely requires structural steel elements.
29 residential units with balconies/terraces and commercial frontages require extensive glazing and fenestration.