Aviva II

11 thoughts on “Aviva II”

1. Grouse April 30, 2015 at 12:10 pm

   Looks nice and green. Shape makes sense if you want to get as much natural light into the rooms as possible.
   1. Grouse April 30, 2015 at 12:18 pm

      Taking IMMA as an example, the idea of building hospitals around an open central area is not new! But I guess if you stop to not think about it, it might look a bit like the Lansdowne stadium whenever you’re in a helicopter.
2. Vote Rep #1 April 30, 2015 at 12:18 pm

   Looks nice. Lots of windows, lots of light, greenery where the kids can go that is safe in the hospital grounds.
   1. Clampers Outside! April 30, 2015 at 12:47 pm

      That green area, mostly to the NE(?) / left of pic, is to be kept green for now, but is intended as space for expansion in the future with the main green area being in the building itself, on the 4th floor roof.
      1. ___ April 30, 2015 at 3:08 pm

         Ooh, a roof-garden. Sounds lovely.
3. Perry Throne April 30, 2015 at 12:26 pm

   Avulva?
   Apt for a children’s hospital…
4. Clampers Outside! April 30, 2015 at 12:45 pm

   Yep…. some other points…

   – It’ll be 7 stories high.
   – It is oval.
   – Underground car park entrance at Mount Browne.
   – ‘Inside the oval’ comes up to the 4th floor, while the ‘walls’ go to 7 floors.
   – There’ll be a roof garden on the 4th floor. The intention of this is that parents and children will have a space in which to relax while never having to leave the hospital. The garden will be just shy of the size of a football pitch, inside the walls of the building’s further three stories. A bit like a closed court yard.

   I’ve been to their open days, there’s one on today… details here….
   New Children’s Hospital ‘Drop In’ Information session:

   Thursday 30th April 2015
   F2 Centre,Reuben Plaza, Dublin 8
   4PM UNTIL 8PM

   Directions to F2 Centre:
   The F2 Centre is situated in the middle of the Herberton development and is easily accessible, a two minute walk, from the Fatima stop on the Luas Red Line. From there, simply cross the road at the pedestrian crossing at the luas stop, follow the road straight until you see Herberton Leisure (1 min). The F2 Centre is just to your right beside Cafe Togo @F2 and facing the outdoor all weather pitch and children’s play area. You can approach the F2 centre on foot from Reuben Street (off James’s walk/Dolphin’s Barn and St. Anthony’s Road) or (off James’s Walk/South Circular Road).

   I’d presume that’s where the pic was taken. Well worth a look in.
5. Atticus April 30, 2015 at 1:16 pm

   http://goo.gl/F8SvNK

   And that’s what the traffic leading up to it will look like when it’s built.
   1. Sinabhfuil April 30, 2015 at 2:55 pm

      Yup. Every hospital should have a decent-sized *free* underground/high-rise car park.
6. Joe the Lion April 30, 2015 at 3:10 pm

   I’m going to kick into touch on this one
7. #Selfie Face April 30, 2015 at 9:56 pm

   Wrong location. No room for expansion. Too costly too build compared to green field locations.

   http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/why-the-st-james-s-site-is-wrong-for-the-national-children-s-hospital-1.1890492

   Joke. Shouldn’t go ahead.

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