November 7, 2016

Dublin Port plans to open up to the city by reordering the entire area around its own headquarters off East Wall Road. A new boundary made from pre-rusted Corten steel panels will replace the late 19th-century stone wall at southern end of the two-acre site.

Project manager Jim Kelleher aims to “soften the hard edge” between Port Centre and the north Docklands area. Principal architect Tim Darmody says his scheme is “all about port-city integration”, with an impressive set of gates on East Wall Road leading to a plaza in front of the port company’s headquarters and a landscaped “garden” to the south of it.

The €5.3 million scheme is scheduled for completion next autumn. These improvements derive from the 2012 masterplan for the development of the port, which includes major works at Alexandra Basin.