Open House Dublin 2009 was officially launched last night and you can now discover the buildings that will be opening their doors to the public, across the City from 8 – 11 October, on the Open House web-site. The event is in it’s fourth year and approx. 15,000 people are expected to take advantage of this opportunity to explore behind the scenes in places that wouldn’t normally be open to the public – from public buildings like Leinster House, the Abbey & Gate Theatres, UCD, Guinness Storehouse and the Kings Inns to private residences including Georgian townhouses, modern apartments and innovative new homes and extensions.
Open House also includes guided walking, cycling and boat tours of various parts of the city and there are even events organised specifically for the kiddies.
The buildings are open to view at various times over the weekend and some require pre-booking, so best check the programme to make sure you don’t miss out!
Here are some of the private houses on my hit list:
Lower Grangegorman House, Dublin 7 by ODOS Architect.
Office & Private Home, Dublin 8 by Donaghy Dimond Architects
A-Rated Energy Efficient House, Dublin 6 by FKL Architects
House 1 – House 2, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 by TAKA Architects
The Long House, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 by Grafton Architects
See you there!
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I haven’t heard of this before, thanks for posting about it Angela. Meet you in Grangegorman for a gander!!
Looking forward to it! Glad to be of help – it should be a really interesting weekend..
Wow, thanks again for the reminder. Hope I will be able to make it.
Hi there,
Cool post, I just found it and I’m already a fan.
Love the “Lower Grangegorman House, Dublin 7 by ODOS Architect”. I live in Vancouver Canada so cannot come to the open house weekend but would love any more links to this house. Cheers Christine
Hi Christine – your wish is my command! It’s a beautiful house and was recently featured in ‘Wallpaper’ magazine after winning an Irish Architecture Award for Best House 2009 – you can find out more here:
http://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/interactive-floor-plan-grangegorman-house-dublin/3567
This sounds fascinating – so glad to know about it – might even head to Galway as well. Thanks for letting me know about it!!
And great to know about your blog – check out mine at
NenaghGal – http://nenaghgal.blogspot.com.
Thanks Lisa – the Galway Open House runs from 16-18 October and you find out more here: http://openhousegalway.ie/
Love your blog! I’d already been tipped off about it through Lorna at Garrendenny Lane & it’s now a fixture on my RSS feed. Glad to see your latest post, as I have a fresh crop of pears from the garden!
A weekend not to be missed, a chance to snoop and enjoy,Got up on Liberty Hall with the architect Desray…amazing, also on to the top of Bus aras and interesting georgian house. Cant wait again for this year. Anne
Hi Anne – thanks for dropping by and I hope you enjoy this year’s Open House as much as the last one! Liberty Hall is definitely on my list – did you see the art installation where they lit it up in different patterns leading up to the Theatre Festival? Check it out at http://www.flickr.com/photos/24723443@N04/3956262157/