The Vaults IFSC First Year in Business

The Vaults IFSC celebrated its first anniversary with a birthday party in July.. The 10,000 sq ft venue, bar and restaurant was officially opened by An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern TD in July 2002 and had a great first year in business playing host to events such as the launch party for Miss Saigon, the Suzuki Jimny Young Designer Fashion Show and the London Irish Rugby Team party.

Michael Martin, Managing Director of The Vaults said “The Vaults has been well received by Dublin 1 locals and businesses in the IFSC, clubbers and event clients. Recent development in the North Inner City has transformed The Docklands area, Northsiders now have little reason to cross The Liffey as more venues and amenities are right on their doorstep.”

He added, “We hope to build on our success for year two and have some exciting events in the pipeline.”

V1 @ The Vaults nightclub is open Fridays and Saturday’s until late. Coming soon at The Vaults, The Cocktail Club, The Wine Club, RWC 2003, Fine Dining‚ corporate hospitality package and sports viewing for all major matches.

A fashion sale featuring discount clothing and samples from some of Ireland’s top Irish designers will take place from 11-5pm on Saturday 6th September 2003. Fashion designers taking part include Deborah Veale, Antonia Campbell Hughes, Suki and Nic, Graham Cruz, Helen James and Leigh Tucker.

Winning Design on a New Home for U2 On 22 April Burdon Dunne Architects/ Craig

Henry Architects of Blackrock, Co. Dublin have just been announced as the winner of the Docklands Authority’s Architectural Competition to design a landmark tower development at Britain Quay in Dublin’s Docklands.

The winning design featuring a unique twisting tower was selected from well over 500 entries from across the globe. 

The proposed tower is to include an exclusive recording studio for U2 on its top two floors. 

Designed as a symbolic landmark at the end of Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, the architects intended the building to be a new interface between the solidity of the docklands area and the ever-moving landscape of the tidal Liffey and Dodder rivers.  

Peter Coyne, Chief Executive of the Docklands Authority, said today: "the winning design provides a unique and remarkable landmark for the city.  Overall, we were delighted with the response to the competition, not only in terms of the huge number of entries, but particularly by the impressive quality of the work received." 

The Docklands Authority will now be reviewing development options for the proposed concept design and it is hoped that the tower would be developed during 2004/2005.  In the meantime, the winning entry along with over 100 entries shortlisted by the judges will be on view at an exhibition in September. 

The jury specially commended a further four entries as follows:

• Simon Innes and Stephen Barton, architects, London, United Kingdom

• Thomas P. Mont Alto, Mont Alto Architecture Inc., Ohio, USA

• Niall Scott, architect, Scott Tallon Walker Architects, Dublin, Ireland

• Hervé Tordjman, HTA – Architecture. H. Tordjman & Partners, Paris, France

The competition, which was prepared in association with the RIAI, invited architects to submit concept proposals for a slim "point" block over four or more substantial floors providing recording studios, offices and ground floor bar/restaurant/entertainment venue. 

Entries were submitted to a jury put together by the Docklands Authority which included a member of the U2 band.