The Village
The Village
DEFINING THE ENTRANCES TO SANDYMOUNT VILLAGE
Through its research Grafton Architects found that Sandymount Green - the heart of Sandymount Village – is embedded and slightly hidden in the matrix of residential roads within Sandymount, making it difficult to easily find the shortest route to The Green, to enjoy its restaurants, cafes, bars & shops.
Five roads lead into Sandymount Village - Sandymount Road, Seafort Avenue , Newgrove Avenue , Gilford Road and Claremount Road.
SANDYMOUNT ROAD & SAINT MARY’S STAR OF THE SEA
Sandymount Road with its beautiful, mature trees forms a tree-lined Avenue with a wide public space in front of St.Mary’s Star of the Sea Church. This is an ideal location to transform the existing space into a unique, place of welcome to the village, when approaching Sandymount Village from the city.
SANDYMOUNT ROAD & MARINE DRIVE JUNCTION
Further along Sandymount Road at the junction with Marine Drive, closer to the centre of the Village, the solid, blank walls of TESCO supermarket begin. This is a real opportunity for transformation. Ideas include: changing the surfaces of the footpaths and road surface to clearly mark the area as part of the inner core of Sandymount Village; adding bike parking, artwork, public notices and continuous benches to the existing walls of the Supermarket.
SEAFORT AVENUE & STRAND ROAD JUNCTION
At Seafort Avenue junction, the imagined ‘threshold’ increases the widths of the footpaths on the seafront edge and widens the paths linking to the Village; new signage points to Sandymount Village; new signage features other aspects of the story of Sandymount.
NEWGROVE AVENUE & STRAND ROAD JUNCTION
Newgrove Avenue marks the entrance into Sandymount Village from Strand Road. Ideas include: signage, transforming the traffic island, new raised pedestrian crossings, new seating, new framed views of the 18th century ‘Roslyn Park,’ designed by James Gandon.
SANDYMOUNT AVENUE & GILFORD ROAD JUNCTION
Gilford Road Transformation ideas include signage, benches, planting , raised pedestrian crossing. Gilford Road continues to become Park Avenue and together they act like a spine along the interior length of Sandymount.
CLAREMONT ROAD & SANDYMOUNT GREEN
Claremount Road Transformation ideas include signage, benches, planting.