The Merrion

Outline sketch of a multi-story brick apartment building with entrances and stairs at ground level, against a black background.

Outdoor patio area with tables, chairs, greenery, and buildings in the background.

A hotel front desk lobby with a doorman standing near white columns, a fireplace with a golden frame mirror above, chandelier lighting, and a glass door entrance on the right, all in a luxurious, classic style.

Elegant living room with chandelier, fireplace with mirror above, floral patterned couches, wooden chairs, potted plants, side tables with lamps, and large windows with curtains.

Close-up of decorative stone corbel with floral and scroll carvings supporting a shelf, with part of a wrought iron rail and wall visible in background.

Interior view of a staircase with a wooden handrail and decorative metal balusters, with a window and curtains underneath.

Elegant banquet room with blue patterned wallpaper, white ornate archway, and large mirror with gold frame. Several chairs around tables with place settings and floral centerpieces. Potted plants near walls and soft lighting.

An elegant hotel lobby with cream-colored tiled floor, white pillars, and a staircase with black railing leading upstairs. There are potted plants near the entrance and a round wooden table in the background.

A red brick residential building with multiple white-framed windows, some with flower boxes, on a city street under a blue sky with clouds.

Building entrance with stone steps, black railings, large windows, and potted plants flanking the doorway.

A covered outdoor walkway in a hotel or apartment complex with white columns, a blue carpet, and a glass railing, overlooking a garden area with bushes and trees. The background shows a building with balconies and a blue sky.

Project Overview

The brief was to create a Georgian townhouse hotel to international 5-star Hotel standards, arranged around a large sheltered town garden. The houses were built in the 1760’s and form part of one of the most important terraces in the city. These four structures were to be fully restored in all of their period detail and to be suitable for modern hotel use. The entrance to the 150 bedroom luxury hotel is located as the centrepiece of the terrace with the modern garden block intervention to the rear. The style and aesthetic of all elements within the hotel strongly relate to the quality of the surrounding Georgian facades that are the hallmark of this area of the city.

Completed: 1998

Client: L.Quinn & M.Haughton

GIA: 17600m2

Awards:

RIAI Highly Commended Triennial Silver Medal for Conservation - 2005

A black and white line drawing of a long corridor or hallway with tables and potted plants along the sides.

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