The Grand Canal Theatre and Criminal Courts of Justice, both in Dublin and the “Your Highness” film set in Belfast have been selected to represent Ireland in the Saint Gobain Gyproc International Trophy, which will be held in Amsterdam in June 2010. The Irish entries were announced at an awards ceremony in Dublin today (Thursday, 11th March 2010).
The Grand Canal Theatre has been selected for the innovative use of Gyproc products to ensure even sound distribution in the auditorium and absorption in other areas. The Criminal Courts of Justice won for its use of plasterboard systems to create an innovative solution that meets the sustainable and functional requirements of modern court houses, including acoustics and aesthetics and “Your Highness” film set at Universal studios was selected for its use of plaster to create over 70 sets, using over 120 tonnes of product.
Brian Dolan, managing director of Gypsum Industries said, “The aim of the Saint Gobain Gyproc International Trophy is to promote craftsmanship skills in the areas of traditional plastering and modern plasterboard systems and to reward work which shows originality and an optimal level of performance.”
“Saint Gobain is one of the world's leading interior and lightweight building system companies providing innovative and sustainable design solutions and is committed to promoting quality, skill and innovation in dry-walling and plastering throughout the world. We are delighted to see the quality of workmanship involved in each of the Irish projects,” he continued
Previous Irish finalists in these awards have included the Carton House in Kildare, Dublin’s Mansion House, Today FM Studios, Croke Park Corporate Hospitality area, Fota House, Cork and the Marine Institute, Galway
The International competition is judged by an international jury comprising appointed representatives from Saint Gobain and a majority group of external specialists representing all of the industry's key professional, trade and client interests.
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Grand Canal Theatre
Architect: Daniel Libeskind AG
Contractor: John Sisk & Son Ltd
Sub-contractor: Erigal
The concept of the Grand Canal Theatre was to construct a powerful cultural presence within the existing commercial and residential surroundings of the Grand-Canal Square and to provide a visual icon mirroring the joy and drama of Dublin itself.
Within the Auditorium, the even distribution of sound was achieved by the use of a Gyproc Independent Wall Lining system consisting of a Gypframe & Gyproc SoundBloc infilling between horizontal steel to create a ‘rib’ effect curved box which represents the mast of a sailing ship.
Photo to follow.
Between these ribs, a ‘concertina’ wall lining system was constructed by the innovative use of pairs of Gypframe metal studs braced to the concrete structure, using Gypframe Floor channel and Gypframe angles and lined with Gyproc SoundBloc. Within the concertina lining system a ‘step’ was constructed to facilitate a down-lighting system, again by use of Gypframe metal stud sections.
The concerns within the sound lobby were the absorption of extraneous sound and maintaining low reverberation. This was achieved by use of a Gyframe MF Ceiling system and Rigitone ceiling boards, which provide a high level of performance without compromising aesthetical appeal.
Category: Plasterboard Winner
From left to right: Brendan Smith, Specification Sales Manager, Evan O'Keeffe, Specification Sales, Fergal Doyle architect Daniel Libeskind Grand Canal, Peter Mc Govern & Edel Murray architect HJ Lyons (Criminal Court).
Criminal Courts of Justice, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8
Architect: Henry J Lyons
Contractor: Hegartys
Sub Contractor: Platt & Reilly
The new Criminal Courts of Justice complex opened in January 2010 and is the largest state building to open in Ireland, since the Four Courts were completed in 1976.
The 23,000 square metre complex is a ten storey high building that contains 22 double height courtrooms, 16 of which are jury courts. The use of separate horizontal and vertical circulation routes has been developed to create an innovative solution that meets the sustainable and functional requirements of modern courthouses.
Jury assembly and dining rooms, a public restaurant and accommodation for the Irish Courts Service, the D.P.P., Bar Council as well as Garda and advocate rooms complete the circular form.
The ‘Great Hall’ is the central heart of the complex, providing a simple legibility to public circulation. This hall is four times the size of the round hall in the Four Courts. The ceiling linings at each level are created using the MF ceiling lining to create a seamless finish, while the Atrium ceiling was lined with Line 6 big boards. This solved the architects requirement for a ceiling both acoustically and aesthetically pleasing.
The courtroom ceilings all feature acoustically designed curved ceiling junctions from Gyproc plasterboard on an MF ceiling system. All walls throughout the building were lined with Gypframe metal, Rigidur, Soundbloc and plain Gyproc plasterboard.
The judges’ chambers, which are on the upper level, required high levels of acoustics, achieved using Gypframe metal and Soundbloc boards.
Category: Plaster Winner
The ‘Your Highness’ Film Set, The Paint Halls, Belfast
Contractor: Acapple Construction Limited
Producer: Muldiss Darton Productions Ltd.
‘Your Highness’ is a Universal Pictures movie scheduled for release in October 2010. Backed by the Northern Ireland Screen Fund supported by Invest NI and part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
Shot in Northern Ireland’s studio facility, The Paint Hall, in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter and on location in Northern Ireland. The movie was expected to bring £10 million into the economy, employing hundreds of cast, crew and extras from Northern Ireland.
From left to right: Mark Mc Cormick, Specification Sales, Tom & Brian Martin Acapple construction (Your Highness film set)
Tom Martin, Construction Manager of Acapple Construction Limited has worked on many top movies such as The Wolf Man, Mamma Mia!, Chronicles of Riddick, Bridget Jones the Edge of Reason, Captain Correlli’s Mandolin, Mission Impossible built the sets for this movie using Gyproc plaster products.
Work on the movie started in April 2009 when they started building the workshops on site. They finished the main shoot in about November 2009, but the set will remain there until March 2010 in case any retakes were required. They built 70 sets in total using over 120 tonnes of plaster.