Saturday, December 17, 2005

Architecture ! Dublin Habitat


Architecture ! Dublin Habitat
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- In crafting a modern setting within a historic context, the Irish firm of
Douglas Wallace Architects has struck a delicate balance between respectful homage to the past and a stylish adventure into the future. In the new Habitat store in Dublin, they have converted an 18th-century Bank of Ireland and a 1960s office building into a large retail establishment for the city center. Working with concept architect Patrick Mellett of Paris, Douglas Wallace has transformed two adjacent buildings into offices and 22,000 square feet (2000 square meters) of retail space for the home furnishings franchise, one of the largest retail units to.............Read on!
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