Architecture presents magnificent spectacle, Grand Canal Theatre
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Architecture presents magnificent spectacle, Grand Canal Theatre
A theatre and opera of worldwide recognition has been built in the Dublin Docklands under the aegis of the world renowned New York architect Daniel Libeskind in close cooperation with the London based architect office RWHL. With its 13,000 sq. m and construction costs of 75 million euros, the Grand Central Theatre is embedded in a €196 million total complex consisting of glazed office and residential buildings, a 5 star hotel and an artfully decorated piazza. In front of the water, the theatre rises as a chamfered show case with an impressive façade consisting of two overlapping, oversized glass walls, so that when entering the theatre the visitor gets the impression as if he was walking through a stage curtain. The architect has achieved to put the visitor himself on stage and making him a part of the architectural play. Furthermore, the theatre itself became the stage for PCI Ireland special products that were used for tiling the 3,300 sq. m. Right from the start, Tom McCarthy, PCI sales manager, was actively involved in the project and supported the main building contractor, John Sisk & Son, and the appointed tiling contractor, Tudor Tiles, with significant technical advice throughout the construction.
Date
05.04.2012
Task
Complex wall and floor tiling at the theatre
City
Dublin
Completion
2012
Size
3,300 sq. m
Products used
PCI Carrafug®, PCI Carrament® white, PCI Nanolight®, PCI Nanofug®, PCI Pecilastic®, PCI Seccoral® 2K Rapid, PCI Pecitape® 22 x 22, PCI Carrament® grey, PCI Pecidur, PCI Durafug
Specialist advice
PCI-Salesmanager Ireland: Tom McCarthy
Owner
Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company (DLHC)
Company
Tudor Tiles, Dundrum
General contractor
John Sisk & Son, Dublin
Architect
Daniel Libeskind, New York, RWHL, London
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