3057/20: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The works include the removal of the two storey prefabricated buildings and the demolition of the original Church, currently used as a gym, in order to construct a new three storey over basement building incorporating a new gym + ancillary storage at basement level, Fitness Suite at basement mezzanine level, library, canteen and social space at ground floor level, 2 no. science rooms with associated preparation room, tiered lecture hall and computer rooms at first floor level, 2 further science rooms with associated preparation room, 2 no. Technical Graphics and upper level of the tiered Lecture Hall at second floor level, Arts + Crafts room on the southern side and open soft surfaced recreational area on the northern side at third floor level together with other ancillary spaces for offices, toilets + service rooms at various levels. Solar panels and north light roof windows will be fitted at roof level over the Arts + Crafts room. Surface water will be harvested. 89 + 90 will be refurbished for use as administration and support offices and 91 + 92 will be refurbished for use as residential apartments incorporating 2 no. 2 bedroomed duplex apartments at ground + basement level, 2no. 1 bedroomed apartments at first floor level and 2no. 3 bedroomed duplex apartments at second + third floor levels with other associated ancillary uses in two storey over basement return building at 92. Numbers 89, 90, 91 + 92 are Protected Structures – ref. numbers 4444, 4445, 4446 and 4447 in the DCC Record of Protected Structures. The works include the removal of all subterranean ancillary extensions to the rear of 89 to 92 to create a soft landscaped garden for the full width of the houses for use by staff and students to the rear of 89 + 90 and to provide private open space for the residential units in 91 + 92. The western gable wall of the redundant church/gym building will be retained, incorporated into the façade of the new building and linked to the existing student access corridor from Leeson Street Lower by way of a suspended bridge, with full glazing to wall and roof, over the new landscaped garden. The stained glass windows within this building will be salvaged and incorporated into the new building in appropriate locations. It is intended that the standard bricks and the arch bricks and granite elements will also be salvaged and incorporated into the southern and western facades of the new building to form a cloister over the sunken landscaped area on the southern side and a balcony to the Library over the landscaped garden on the western side. The works to the administration block will include modifications to connect this building to the new building to provide gym toilets + changing rooms at basement level, a new music room, toilets at ground floor level, classroom + ancillary toilets at first and second floor level and a new additional floor at third floor level. There will be internal modifications to the classroom block at all levels. The Exam Hall will be subdivided into Construction Studies rooms with materials delivery from Quinns Lane. The existing Canteen will be subdivided into 4 no. Junior School classrooms. A temporary construction access is to be formed from Quinns Lane to the site for the duration of the build.

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