Bottlemaker's Hall, Irishtown Rd, Dublin 4, D04 HD26

What’s proposed

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: For development at this site a Protected Structure ref. 4003; Bottlemaker's Hall, Irishtown Rd, Dublin 4, D04 HD26. The development will consist of the change of use of a detached, 250m2, two storey and one storey, vacant social club and manager’s apartment to 3, 3-bedroom houses and include the redesign, renovation and upgrade of the existing building and its curtilage. We propose that the 127m2, 2-storey volume to the front and one storey flat link would be redesigned as one, three bedroom house. The proposed amendments here would include: Appropriate repairs of chimneys, roofs, rainwater goods, brickwork and associated subject to further investigation. New PV panels to the inside/ rear slopes of the main roof. New roof light installed to the flat roof link hidden from public view. Insulation of roofs at ceiling level. Renovation of the existing front and side external doors. Removal of wall below an existing window on the North facade to install a double-glazed garden door. Removal of all non-original windows and their replacement with suitable double-glazed units. The removal of existing wall finishes to a height of 1.3m throughout the ground floor to allow for damp protection measures and their like for like repair. The removal of original flooring materials throughout the house and their repair or replacement as appropriate. The installation of new flue liners, and the reinstatement of fireplaces subject to further investigation. A new fire partition. A new doorway, a new kitchen and utility room, a new shower room, a new WC and garden store on the ground floor. A new doorway, a new opening between the existing WC and utility room, a new stud wall with door set c. 100mm below the original ceiling to preserve original features, a new en-suite shower room and a new family bathroom on the first floor. We propose that the 123m2, 1-storey dancehall to the rear would be redesigned as two, three bedroom houses. Each of which would include a two storey freestanding volume housing shower-rooms, hallway and bedrooms, and a single storey open plan kitchen/ living space, all within the original volume. The proposed amendments would include: appropriate repairs of roofs, rainwater goods, brickwork and associated subject to further investigation. New PV panels to South slope of the roof. Insulation of original roof at ceiling level. Removal of wall below 2 original windows on the North facade to install 2 replacement double-glazed garden doors. Replacement of 2 original doors and 4 original windows on the South facade, and 4 original windows on the North facade with double glazed units. The removal of existing wall finishes to a height of 1.3m throughout to allow for damp protection measures and their like for like repair. The removal of non-original flooring, the insulation of the cavity beneath, the installation of foundations where needed and the installation of new floor finishes. The repair of the original ceiling and the removal of a 1m wide perimeter band to treat structural timbers with like for like repairs. A new fire partition. In the building curtilage, proposed amendments would include: Renovation of the original low wall, railing and vehicular and pedestrian gates to Irishtown Road. 6 new bicycle parking spaces and one car-parking space to the front. Repairs to the existing brick boundary walls to the North and South using materials onsite or similar. Removal of non-original timber fence and gates to either side of the front facade and their replacement with a secure timber partition to the North side and a secure timber partition with a gate with keypad on the South side. Installation of secure timber fencing to the inside face of the North boundary wall to raise the height of the boundary. The installation of secure timber fences to divide the Northern and Western outdoor space into 3 private gardens. Landscaping and associated works to all external spaces. Generally, the amendments to the building and curtilage include: new services, their associated works, and ancillary works, like for like repairs to existing fabric as required