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abundant landscaping including a living Brennan of as a special guest and The Windmill wall and two garden courtyards; and Erica Cody as a supporting act. green roofs to enhance the biodiversity Quarter aspect of the site. As with a number of As part of our enthusiasm for, and our buildings, we are adding beehives commitment to, the area, we have helped to the roof spaces as part of our city to fund a documentary recording its Our key focus for the year was the bees initiative. We restored the cobbled historic significance. “The Windmill Lane completion of the Windmill Quarter. street and integrated listed and non-listed Story” will be available for public and Delivery of our 1SJRQ and 2WML structures, notably the tram yard gate educational viewings by arrangement. development schemes occurred in at 1SJRQ, the original grain store and It tells the story of Windmill Lane Studios, March and February 2019, respectively. windmill foundations in 1WML and installed from how they came about to their role The Windmill Quarter now comprises c. a backlit, recessed album display in the in the convergence and explosion of Irish 400,000 sq. ft. of office accommodation pavement in honour of the district’s music rock music and traditional music in the plus residential units, food and beverage heritage, the “Vinyl Walkway”. early 1980s. As well as ’s involvement, outlets and leisure facilities across six there are many other strands in the adjacent buildings and is an exemplar of 1WML was our first rollout site for rooftop story, from Clannad to to many aspects of our sustainability efforts. photovoltaic units and 1SJRQ has followed the Chieftains and , and on to suit. These will create our own energy and Riverdance. Mention is also made of the Underlining our commitment to delivering Restored sign from roof of the Dockers pub help lower the buildings’ carbon footprint other big international names attracted to sustainable buildings and following (see page 7). the studios, such as Def Leppard, UB40, on from the success of 1WML, which Kate Bush and Status Quo. completed in August 2017 and achieved A sympathetic restoration of the Dockers LEED Gold certification. 1SJRQ is public house which was on the verge of expected to receive LEED Platinum and collapse, has retained many of its original 2WML has received LEED Gold. All three features. It first opened 150 years ago and Diversion of non-hazardous waste buildings have also received WiredScore took its name from those who worked Platinum certifications. on the quays. Its location just around the corner from the Windmill Lane Studios The Windmill Quarter is our first cluster made the Dockers a favourite of both >90% of buildings. Clustering allows us to share U2 and their fans before its closure in facilities, events and spaces across our 2004. But in 2019, it will open its doors buildings to deliver best-in-class facilities once again. at an affordable cost for our tenants. Office area in Windmill Quarter The Windmill Quarter also demonstrates Meanwhile, the “Windmill Live” series of our commitment to preserving historic free concerts, organised by , features, with the windmill foundations, kicked off in February 2019 with the c. 400,000 sq. ft the old granary wall, the grinding wheel, legendary Irish band the Hothouse Flowers Restored tram yard gate at 1SJRQ tram yard gate and the Dockers pub headlining a line-up that included Moya Reception, 2WML all incorporated. In the later 20th century, the industrial The Windmill Quarter is situated in what workers were replaced by musicians and was a key Victorian industrial area. Sir John other creatives, drawn by the reputation Rogerson was a 17/18th century developer of the legendary Windmill Lane Studios. who was granted the lease on 133 acres on In 1979, U2 recorded their first demo at the the south bank of the River Liffey, which Windmill Lane Studios, going on to record included the area we now refer to as the a succession of best sellers there too. Windmill Quarter. A quay was built to It’s no exaggeration to say that Windmill service freight vessels, including colliers Lane played an important part in Ireland’s bringing coal for the gas works at nearby elevation to the global stage musically. Hanover Quay. By the 20th century, the area was home to a number of shipbuilding The remodeled Windmill Quarter, complete and shipping companies, as well as with green space, cafés, co-working spaces storehouses. At the beginning of the and a 12,000 sq. ft. gym, has created a new “Lotus-Eaters” episode of James Joyce’s social space at the heart of the district, Ulysses, set in 1904, Leopold Bloom turning formerly derelict buildings into walks along Sir John Rogerson’s Quay. hubs of creativity and inspiration once Joyce describes it as busy with lorry traffic, more. 1SJRQ’s LEED Platinum sustainability and notes some of the businesses along credentials are tangible: its glazing is it – a linseed crusher, the postal telegraph optimised to reduce passive solar gain; office, and a sailors’ home. it has high-performance façades, there is

Courtyard, 2WML Perpetua Gym, Windmill Quarter