1. Choosing a Site
Phase 2
Love the City

2. Methodology
The pink feedback forms which the team had gotten the visitors to the exhibition to
fill out were revisited and re-examined. I mapped all the results of question 3 on the
survey:
‘What area in the city centre do you think needs more love and why?’
The map and research suggested a couple of areas to me, Smithfield, Stoneybatter,
the Liberties, Mountjoy Square, O‘Connell Street and Thomas Street. After walking
around some of the areas and it was found that Mountjoy Square had significant
potential for our project. This area is being proposed as option one. Included in this
report is an article from an AAI publication, ‘Building Material’, which made me think
of the potenital richness and sense of community which can be found in sub-divided
old houses. Option two was chosen intuitively, keeping in mind that the pink feed-
back forms had indicated that the docklands was an area in need of some creative
energy and other elements of cultural interest.

3. Mapping of all responses from question 3 of pink slips

4. Option 1
Option 2

5. Option 1 - Mountjoy Square
Mountjoy Square was noted in the exhibition as being a part of the city which is wor-
thy of more love. It is currently in a state of disrepair for the most part, yet it is only
a five minute walk from O’Connell Street. The population there appears to be both
dense and ethnically diverse. The park is a little grim and is showing signs of social
issues, although it has plenty of potential to be beautiful amenity. In the near vicinity
is Temple Street Children’s Hospital, a church and a significant public building which
was recently converted to office use and is currently vacant. There is also a row of
shops, the majority of which are vacant also.

14. Option 2 - CHQ, the Sean O’Casey Bridge and the social housing on the opposite side
of the river
The pink slips had noted that the docklands need more love. CHQ does not appear to
be very busy with quite a few empty units. The shops are all quite upmarket and the
surrounding area in the IFSC appears to be quite clinical. Directly across the river is a
social housing development. Some of the units are decorated with Christmas lights.
They have some small communal garden spaces with only grass growing in them.