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Preserving maritime design on the banks of the River Lee


Preserving maritime design on the banks of the River Lee
Mary Leland
6 min read
A NEW SCHEME, WHICH INCLUDES PLANS FOR A MUSEUM AND VISITOR CENTRE, IS SEEKING TO TRANSFORM BONDED WAREHOUSES ON CORK CITY S QUAYS WHILE ALSO PAYING TRIBUTE TO A STORIED MARITIME PAST 
“It’s almost Cistercian,” murmurs Katherine McClatchie as she surveys the vaulted arcades of the Cork bonded warehouses.
It’s true; her lowered voice reflects the quiet in which we wander around this prized building slanted at the apex of Custom House Quay where plans for the highest tower in Ireland have been approved. With typical local chauvinism, attention to that 34-storey “slender sculpted tower” by Marco Gamini for Gensler Architects has overshadowed most of the rest of the €150 million worth of associated projects for this dramatic promontory. ....

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