LAURENCE SHOPPING CENTRE

LAURENCE SHOPPING CENTRE

LAURENCE SHOPPING CENTRE

This €45-million urban regeneration project in the heart of Drogheda comprises a town centre shopping mall, apartments, offices, a community hall, and a 19th century church restoration. The total size of this mixed development stands at 44,200 m², with the double mall housing 40 retail units over a two--storey basement car park. The design integrated new retail space into the historic walled town to provide residents with a modern shopping experience.

Client : Parolen Ltd.
Service : Retail
Architect : Arthur Gibney & Partners
Quantity surveyors : McGahon Surveyors, Dundalk
Structural engineer : Walsh Goodfellow
Services engineer : McCarrick Woods
Value : €45 million

 

The proposal was to create a new shopping centre located on an underutilised brownfield site in this busy yet historic provincial town, with the goal of stimulating the growth of Drogheda and countering out-of-town commercial development. The inner-town development required the demolition of existing structures and the construction of new buildings and a basement car park, with the additional inclusion of residential accommodation. The building’s structure is primarily reinforced concrete with transfer slabs supported by a steel frame and load bearing blockwork, with PC floor units in the apartments. The envelope is mainly precast architectural finishes with brick and reconstituted stone. The project also included the renovation of listed buildings and the restoration of an old Methodist Church.