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    Why do we take the character out of everything and things look so generic

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    Posted by RockOnMofo

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    42 Comments

    3. 5_wordsorless on

      Jaysus. I know the old centre was not an architectural marvel, but it’s infinitely better than the new proposal. It’s so unoriginal and lacking in style- this site is a prominent Dublin landmark site and needs an appropriate building to match

    4. VanillaCommercial394 on

      I must be in the minority, I love the old building .
      Granted the shops are shite in it and it’s a bit run down but I think it’s a lovely building.
      Pity it’s on the South side .

    6. ThreeTreesForTheePls on

      Had no idea the current version was so hated.

      Big fan of the current place and the sort of 1900s train station vibe to to the the ceiling in there.

      And for whatever it’s worth, tourists fucking *love it.*

    7. Ok-Call-4805 on

      So is this definitely going ahead? I love the current building and it would be a shame to change it.

    10. Ready-Desk on

      Holy shit. Is that for real? That looks like AI after one lackluster prompt.

      If it really is real I feel like the proposal went downhill significantly from the first one

    13. kurtulusyoktekbasina on

      Living in Dublin for 2 years, this is one of the nicest buildings in Dublin. I don’t know anything about architecture but this building has a certain quality that I can not describe easily

    14. ishka_uisce on

      I love the current building. Like a Georgian greenhouse, and full of interesting, independent stores. We don’t need another mcmall.

    15. Petriddle on

      The dome and the iron cladding are pretty gorgeous when walking up Grafton street. The clock and arches inside are constantly getting pictured and is always full of natural light. 

      It needs a redesign and refresh Vs whatever the fuck corporate bullshit this is. We are completely devoid of taste in this country when it comes to architecture and all our beautiful buildings were built by the British. The absolute monstrosities that have been constructed since independence are only ours to blame, and this trend seems to continue.

    16. Garry-Love on

      Ireland is awful for this. It’s nowhere near as bad in comparison but Arthur’s Quey in Limerick got a similar treatment. There was also a tonne of traditional Dutch style buildings built by wealthy traders from the Netherlands that have all been demolished. The last of them to go were on the street next to the milk market and they weren’t looked after before the destruction but they even had gargoyles on the roofs. They were removed within the last 4 years I don’t remember exactly when. The last of the Dutch buildings standing are across the street from treaty city brewery and they’re not even original they’re recreations

    17. Safe_Account_4339 on

      Everybody knows it just going to turn out horrible looking, wish they could have kept the exterior and just revamped the interior

    20. EllieLou80 on

      O don’t give a fuck what anyone says I adore the glass marvel that is the st Stephens Green shopping centre 😍

      I lived around the corner when it opened and it was stunning and still is, practical, probably not, but the amount of tourists that take photos from the top towards the clock makes it a landmark. Many a day I’ve sat looking out over the corner of Grafton Street and the green people watching. I love the misshaped glass box shops but could the inside do with a redesign, yes but not so much that the whole place is changed beyond recognition.

      This place needs to be kept and not turned into yet another concrete box.

    25. Annual-Extreme1202 on

      The Stephen greene shopping centre always reminds me of a Mississippi steam boat for some reason. I remember when it first opened too a lot of steel girders.. yeah planning permission for that refit remodel seen on this page rejected as not fitting in with original buildings and it dies look gross.

    28. Internal-Cobbler9140 on

      Dublin City council should make it a listed structure, they can renovate the interior all they want, but the exterior facade needs to be retained. 

      Too many interesting and beautiful buildings have been torn down for shite over the years. 

      Stephen’s green shopping centre is one of the extremely rare examples of interesting, even dare I say it, beautiful modern architecture in the city. 

    29. _Druss_ on

      I think there needs to be an inquiry into all architects. It’s like they all are playing a secret game of who can get the most dogshit building actually built. 

    31. Sudden-Conclusion931 on

      Fucking hell. That’s desperate. Its as if the brief was: Replace this building of great chracter with one that wouldn’t stand out in any late twentieth century business park.

    34. BenderRodriguez14 on

      Literally one of the only nice buildings in all of Dublin from that time period (I hate the bottom floor layout, but that’s an easy fix), so naturally it’s one that they just seem determined to get rid of. 

    37. qwerty_1965 on

      The Wood Quay offices should have been warning from history. Instead someone has decided to stand them on end

    38. adhd-brain-sux on

      I hope this is one of those designs that you’re meant to hate so the next one is received with a marginally more open mind to big changes.

      Because this has nothing going for it

    39. ItsTyrrellsAlt on

      Pretty strange that the developers didn’t realise the first time that they should just lean into the grandiose original design with the renovation.

    40. ZestycloseAd289 on

      Christ, those plans are awful. We love destroying anything unique or with a bit of character in this city and replacing it with the most soulless and generic shite possible. Dis they not have plans rejected fairly recently?