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lake, promenade & turbines
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picnic area
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promenade, lake & preserved woodland
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promenade shelter
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water feature
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wetlands
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masterplan
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planting strategy
Father Collins Park
MCO Projects, ArArq Ireland. Dublin, Ireland
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Name of work in English
Father Collins Park
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Name of work in original language
Father Collins Park
Prize year
EUmies Awards 2011
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Work Location
Dublin, Ireland
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Studio
MCO Projects, ArArq Ireland
EUmies Awards 2011 Shortlisted
Collaborators
Quantity surveyor: Kerrigan Sheanon Newman; Structural engineering: O Connor Sutton Cronin; Engineering: Buro Happold; Landscape architect: Cunnane Stratton Reynolds; Construction company: Liffey Developments
Program
Landscape
Completion
2009
Located in a new area of north Dublin, Father Collins Park has been designed to link with the pedestrian routes of the surrounding developments. Ireland's first selfsustaining park, it is ordered by a central promenade projecting into a manmade lake and flanked by five wind turbines which provide the energy for lighting, pumps, electronic vehicles and park buildings. A walking and cycling track circumnavigates the park and other amenities include playing pitches, picnic areas, playgrounds and a skate park. A wetland ecosystem was developed as an integral element of the sustainable urban drainage system that collects, attenuates, treats and recycles water within the park.
The planting in the wetlands and lake contribute to biodiversity by providing a food source and shelter for wildlife. In addition to new areas of structured planting, a mature woodland and an ancient hedgerow have been retained and both areas have been extensively supplemented with native tree species and ground flora.