Bottleworks, Dublin

Bringing together light and space to create one of Dublin’s best work environments

Bottleworks, No. 15 Barrow Street

In 2021, Sisk completed Bottleworks, an enterprise and innovation building built for Jones Investment Limited located on No. 15 Barrow Street, Dublin 4.

The project comprises 25,763 sq. ft. of office space and three floors over a double basement with another live building site and a busy road on the final side. The building footprint covered 100 percent of the site, meaning that we had to work with our partners to ensure that all storage and welfare facilities were within the footprint of the building during the construction.

Client Jones Investment Limited
Size/Area25.763 sq.ft.
Value€13m
ArchitectHenry J Lyons

ICE Awards 2022 – Best Commercial Project Under €15m

We were delighted to be awarded an ICE (Irish Construction Excellence) Award for the project. To be recognised at such a prestigious awards ceremony for the quality of the project we delivered is testament to the hard work that went into this project from its inception to the final cutting of the ribbon. The collaborative approach we implemented alongside our commitment to making the building as sustainable – NZEB (net zero energy building) and innovative as possible without compromising on quality has resulted in a bright and spacious work environment.

Bottleworks reception

The fit-out of the café and reception area consisted of 16mm thick terrazzo flooring with a bespoke mix of marble chippings, bespoke gloss timber joinery walls and counter tops, and flued glazed screens with automated doors. The lighting was unique to the project, with some extending six metres in length of curved light.

The terrazzo floors at the reception and landlord areas possess a unique pearl-like quality. This is a testament to the iterative process of custom mixes worked out between all project stakeholders. Patience and forward planning during the build were critical to realising this feature of the project.

Collaboration

Together with the client, design team and our specialist subcontractors we worked on a very tight and complex site. The building itself took up 100 percent of the site footprint, which meant we had to think very carefully about how we designed and installed every aspect.

Staircase finishes

These are comprised of board-marked concrete walls, precast stairs, and a dry-lining ceiling with integrated LED lighting strips. The lighting includes a bespoke metal balustrade, complete with a black timber handrail. The lift lobbies and passenger lifts have terrazzo flooring. The lift lobby walls consist of bespoke metal panels over a black-painted drylining wall with Rimex reveals.