Catholic University School (CUS), 89, 90, 91 & 92, Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The works include the removal of the two storey prefabricated buildings on the northern side of the campus to facilitate the construction of a new two storey over basement building parallel to and with a high level glazed link to the existing Chapel/Gym. This new building is to incorporate a Fitness Suite and Technology Room at basement level, a new Canteen at ground floor level and Classrooms with associated Office at first floor level. Solar panels are to be installed on the roof of this building, The existing Chapel/Gym building is to be modified internally to provide student Social Space at the western end and a tiered Lecture Theatre at the eastern end. Specific modifications to this building will include the addition of toilet facilities under the gallery at the western end, the creation of new under window cill access's midway on the northern and southern facades to link the proposed Social Space to both the Canteen and to a new external landscaped area. In addition, glazed roof lighting is to be provided in the central bay together with double doors in the eastern gable to provide access from the upper level of the Lecture Theatre to the first floor level of the Classroom blocks. The existing three storey Canteen and Classroom Building in the south/east corner of the campus is to be demolished to make way for a new three storey over basement building incorporating a new Gym with equipment storage rooms at basement level, 6 Classrooms at first floor level and 2 Classrooms and 2 Science Rooms at second and third floor levels. Plant rooms are to be located at basement and ground floor level at the western end to include direct access to Stable Lane. Other ancillary spaces, including Toilets, Locker Areas and Science Preparation Rooms, are to be provided at each level as appropriate. To facilitate means of escape from the new basement Gym, a staircase is also to be provided at the western end to give direct escape to Stable Lane. Escape doors are to be provided on the eastern end to Quinn's Lane from the stair core between this building and the existing Examination Hall. There are no works envisaged to this Examination Hall. For connectivity, a Tunnel is to be constructed from the existing Administration/Classroom Building on the northern side to provide direct access to the stair and lift cores in this new building from the Changing Rooms in the basement of this existing building and to the proposed fitness suite. In order to construct a Student Entrance to the overall new facility, modifications will be required to the western end of the existing Administration/Classroom Building. 89 and 90 Leeson Street Lower are to be refurbished for use as Administration and support Offices to the school. The adjoining houses, 91 and 92 Leeson Street Lower are to be refurbished to provide a total of 10no. apartments consisting of 1no. one bedroomed apartments in each house at basement, ground and first floor levels and2no.two bedroomed apartments in each house at second + third floor levels with other associated ancillary uses in the two storey over basement return building at 92. Numbers 89, 90, 91 and 92 Leeson Street Lower are Protected Structures - ref. numbers 4444, 4445, 4446 and 4447 in the DCC Record of Protected Structures. The works will 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 and 90 and to provide private open space for the residential units in 91 and 92. The western gable wall of the Chapel/Gym building is to be linked to the existing student access corridor from Leeson Street Lower by way of a fully glazed suspended bridge over the new landscaped garden. Other ancillary works are to include some internal modifications to the classroom block and to the stand alone Junior School building together with extensive on site landscaping. A temporary construction access is to be formed from Quinns Lane to the site for the duration of the build.