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The Sillogue Water Storage Facility has
won the 2007 Concrete Society Award for the Best Infrastructural
Project.
The facility is the most visible element of the major
North Fringe Water Supply Scheme constructed to improve
the existing water supply to north Dublin and serve the
rapidly developing areas along Dublin’s north fringe. |
The prize was jointly awarded to McCarthy Hyder Consultants
as consultant engineers (P.H. McCarthy Consulting Engineers
- part of the White Young Green Group - and Hyder Consultants),
John Cradock Ltd. Contractors, Michael Collins Architects
and Dublin City Council as client.
The main features of the recently-completed storage facility
are reinforced concrete structures - including a 39m-high
water tower with a capacity of 5 million litres, ground level
reservoir with a 30 million litre capacity and a pumping station.
The challenge for the water tower, which is a prominent structure
immediately adjacent to the M50 and close to Dublin Airport,
was to achieve a design that was both structurally efficient
and elegant in appearance. The consultants to the project
ably rose to the challenge with the use of a double parabolic
curve profile accentuated by vertical recessed fluting.
Floodlit at night to enhance its overall effect, the impressive
piece of urban sculpture is an exceptional achievement.
Commenting on the award, Ray Moore, Group Managing Director
White Young Green Ireland, said - “We are delighted to be
joint recipients of this award which acknowledges the outstanding
efforts and achievement of all those involved in this landmark
project. The role of Dublin City Council in fostering, encouraging
and funding a high level of aesthetic design contributed enormously
to the success of the project. From the initial design and
engineering challenges - met by McCarthy Hyder Consultants
and Michael Collins Architects - to the high quality finish
achieved by John Cradock Ltd, the Sillogue Water Tower has
been a feat of engineering, architectural and construction
excellence.”
The Sillogue Water Tower is funded by Dublin City Council
with Fingal County Council and the Department of the Environment,
Heritage and Local Government, through the National Development
Plan.
The Irish
Concrete Society organises this annual Awards Scheme
to acknowledge outstanding achievements in which concrete
contributes to the built environment. The Award Scheme, which
began in 1979, is now well-established and attracts a wide
range of entries from both large and small projects alike.
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