Half Moon Street Cork
Frameless Screen
The glass façade of this landmark development incorporates CareyGlass Structurally Bolted wAllGlass System, using Low Iron glass to give exceptional clarity for both the façade and the cantilevered Fins, resulting in a completely flush clean line appearance.
CareyGlass supplied Solar Neutral High Performance solar control double glazing units throughout the curtain wall element of this development.
- Interior of the building remains cooler during summer months by reflecting up to 80% of the heat back to the outside
- Environmentally-friendly cooling solution with less reliance on costly air-conditioning or blinds
- Gently filters light to reduce uncomfortable glare from direct sun rays, whilst still allowing plenty of natural light in
- Reduced heat loss during winter months with a superb 1.1w/m2k, u value, cutting heating bills
Advantages of CareyGlass Solar Neutral
21st century architectural glazing
The +11,000 sq.m development consists of three stories of high-end retail over a basement retail unit, with office space at third floor level. The new curved development creates a continuation of Academy Street down to the historic quays, providing a vibrant focus as viewed from Patrick Street.
The scheme also integrates No. 16 Lavitts Quay into the overall development to create a modern expression along the north channel of the River Lee. Retaining an original façade at street level and incorporating it into the final product brings 21st century architectural glazing to Half Moon street whilst maintaining some of its original character.
Portfolio of works include
- Highbury Stadium, Arsenal FC, London
- Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester
- Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin
- Pier D, Dublin Airport
- Glasshouse Hotel, Sligo
- Islington Wharf, Manchester
- Home Office, Sheffield
- Athens Concert Hall, Greece
- Cork Airport, Cork
- Mulvey Shopping Centre, Carrick on Shannon
- Boston Convention Centre, USA
- Pollock Shopping Centre, Glasgow
CareyGlass: proud partner in the creation of the Omagh Bomb Memorial
On the 15th of August 2008 the garden of light and glass monument were unveiled to mark the 10th anniversary of the Omagh Bomb in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland when in 1998 Thirty One people tragically died as a result of the attack and approximately 220 people were injured.
Carey Glass are proud to have participated in design team headed by Artist 'Sean Hillen' and Landscape Architect 'Desmond Fitzgerald'. Carey Glass manufactured in house and installed the glass obelisk structure on the memorial site in Omagh.
The glass obelisk is made up of seven 'triple laminated' glass slabs measuring 4.7meters high x 1.2meters wide at base with 20mm air gaps between each slab and included end panels and capping, individually bolted to a structural base. All from optiwhite glass to give outstanding transparency. Fixed at base the strength required in the glass to cantilever 4.5 meters required bespoke base connection brackets and the use of “DuPont SentryGlas” interlayers to the triple laminated fins. With full in house processing the individual glass panels were cut, machined and toughened. The triple laminate assembly was carried out on our laminating assembly line and vacuumed in our glass laminating autoclave. The accuracy of manufacture and assembly was critical for the insertion of the elliptical shaped glass panels holding the 'Tyrone Crystal' Heart
Quote from "Sean Hillen" Artist
"The actual site of the explosion is marked by a pillar, apparently of solid glass, about 4.5m high. Near the top, inside, appears a 3-dimensional 'heart' in a faceted cut-glass style.The suggested image is that of the 'heart' suspended high in a frozen beam of light."
Athlone ONE - Athlone Town Centre
Mixed use development
Athlone ONE in the town centre of Athlone is a mixed use development Designed by Murray O’Laoire Architects incorporating retail units; residential units of apartments and townhouses,170-bed 4-star hotel rising to an 11 storey signature tower at its core. Completed October 2007
Detailed Description
Carey Glass provided high performance solar control double glazing units throughout the development to standard windows and curtain walling. The unitized curtain wall system which is a first of its design for Ireland included high performance specified double glazed flat and curved units supplied by Carey Glass, pre-glazed into the unitized frames and supplied to site.
Balustrade glazing both toughened/laminated and toughened is supplied by Carey Glass to the hotel, residential, and retails areas. Supplied for applications as free standing panels and infill panels
The wAllGlass structural system supplied by Carey Glass is evident in both the main roof to the streetscape, Main Entrances to Shopping Centre and various entrance screens to shop units within the shopping centre.
The roof glazing is Carey Glass 'wAllGlass' high performance double glazed bolted units fixed back to structural steel framing by spider bracket. This gives maximum light transmission and U value performance to create fresh, light filled open area
Main Entrance Screen’s are also supplied by Carey Glass ‘wAllGlass’. The design is a monolithic fascade with spider brackets fixed back to diagonal truss framing.
Internal shop fronts are of various designs as required by clients ranging from fully framed toughemed or laminated glass, frameless butt jointed glass and frameless doors through to full height frameless screens with fins.
Range of products used for this project
Carey Glass International supplied a wide variety of glass specifications covering monolithic glazing, double glazing and Structural glazing for various elements throughout the development.
