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Railway Stopover Museum North Wall Quay, Dublin 1 1 2 Acknowledgements I would like to show my huge appreciation to those who helped me through this process to the end. There are too few words to thank my family and friends for their encouragement, strength and patience during this process. I have been tested time and time again, during these past three years. Operating out of my comfort zone has thought me so many things, not only about the industry itself, but about myself, what I am really passionate about and where my strengths and weaknesses lie as a designer. I have learnt always to trust my gut. The immense support provided by my partner throughout has been remarkable. My parents always offered words of reassurance and support and believed in me when energy was low. My sincerest gratitude goes to Ian and Tracey for their patience and constructive feedback. 3 Contents Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 The Community ................................................................................................................................................. 6 Social Enterprise Business Opportunity “Hostel Hub”........................................................................................ 7 Change of Use .................................................................................................................................................. 8 LMS site visit and analysis of surrounding area................................................................................................. 9 Protected Structure ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Walk through site visit ..................................................................................................................................... 11 The Proposal .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Design enhancements to building in line with historical influences .................................................................. 13 Site Analysis ................................................................................................................................................... 17 Conceptual development of accommodation functions within a public building ............................................... 19 Working out the accommodation ..................................................................................................................... 21 Conceptualisation of Accommodation ............................................................................................................. 22 Floor plans ...................................................................................................................................................... 26 Interior Influences shown from within ............................................................................................................. 27 Playing with Design ......................................................................................................................................... 28 Application of materials from a local urban and historical context .................................................................... 29 Application of furniture fabrics in creating the mood ........................................................................................ 30 Application of furniture styles in creating the mood ......................................................................................... 31 Testing Design Development .......................................................................................................................... 32 Implementation ............................................................................................................................................... 35 Appendices ..................................................................................................................................................... 43 Appendix 1 ...................................................................................................................................................... 44 Appendix 2 ...................................................................................................................................................... 45 4 Introduction DUBLIN DOCKLANDS AND THE RAILWAYS The LMS Building, currently measures approximately 1,500sqm and stands approximately 18.7 meters in height from the ground to the top of the chimney stack. It measures over 62 meters in length from east to west and its depth from north to south measures over 13.6 meters. The original Custom House Dock opened in 1796. In 1836 construction work began on deep-water berths at the North Wall. In 1861 the London and North Western Railway Company moved its Irish terminus from Dun Laoghaire to North Wall Quay. The former North Wall Railway Station (LMS Building) was designed to serve the ferry. Spencer Dock was built in 1873, on the site of the old Royal Canal Docks, to accommodate the coal ships of the Midland and Great Western Railway Company. Serving as both a railway and canal depot. Dublin’s position as the focal point of the rail network confirmed the importance of Dublin Port as a point of import. The 1950s brought the first roll-on, roll-off services. Container traffic has increasingly dominated port business since the 1960s, with daily freight trains into the port. These trains now bypass Midland and Great Western Railway Company Georgian building on North Wall Quay. This two storey building has been lying idle since the downturn in 2008. It was restored somewhat to accommodate workmen offices during the development of the Dublin Docklands area, known as the IFSC. This building’s history is significant as a gateway to Dublin and its prime location of a developing docklands area is a rare opportunity to exploit a unique experience for visitors to Dublin, especially travelling from portside to the city centre, or on their return to Dublin port. LMS BUILDING METAL & GLASS PLATFORM BUILDING SINGLED STOREYED TICKET OFFICE NORTH ELEVATION - EAST ELEVATION 5 The Community The Community of North Wall in Dublin’s north inner city is a small tightly knit community with an historical connection to Dublin’s docklands, which for many years provided employment for the local men and women. The area of North Wall has experienced significant socio-economic decline. This has included the loss of traditional employment with the mechanisation of the docks, increased unemployment within the indigenous community and increasing social problems. Unemployment is a huge issue in the community and, the IFSC around the corner is providing employment to thousands while half of North Wall is unemployed. The North Wall community needs an opportunity and a “Social Enterprise Business” might be just what they need to flourish. Images of photos taken mid 1990’s prior to the Dublin Docklands and the I.F.S.C. Development 6 Social Enterprise Business Opportunity “Hostel Hub” What is Hostel Hub? Hostel Hub works with communities and hostel owners to create great hostels. Hostel Hub can help you learn the skills and put in place the systems you need to manage a successful hostel business. How can a hostel benefit the community? Hostels bring income, jobs and a new segment of visitors who wouldn’t otherwise visit. Hostel guests tend to: • Interact more with the community • Are often more interested in getting to know people and the area • Buy their food from local markets • Use public transport • Overall, hostel guests often put more money into the community than other types of guest. Job skills training and benefits provided by Hostel Hub: • Building a reputation • When a guest stays at your hostel, it will be memorable because it’s unlike anywhere else and they will come back again and again. Then they’ll tell others. • You will also notice an increase in local community pride because your hostel is giving the community something distinctive and worthy, an attraction. • Working with you and your community. • We will support and encourage you and your organisation or community’s vision rather than imposing one on you. We will involve your community in the goals, operation and success of the hostel so they see how the hostel can benefit them as well as feel part of the process. Hostels require staff to possess a wide variety of skills, offering the chance to train youth or unemployed in a variety of careers ranging from catering to finance to marketing to customer relations. Working with people with disabilities is also well within its scope, since there are such a range of jobs needing to be done they can be tailored to the needs of the individual. And all of the profits will go to your community! 7 Change of Use This former railway building is a prime tourism and business opportunity for the North Wall Quay docklands community, as no other railway museum exists in Dublin. Dublin’s waterway’s history is displayed through the iconic Jeanie Johnston Famine Ship and the Famine statues, along the North Wall Quay. The Waterways Ireland visitor centre is located in the Grand
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