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We are a multi-award winning practice of architects and designers of over 20 years in practice. Dublin Design Studio is a multi-disciplinary design studio.

Established by architects David Craig and Niall Henry, who have been collaborating on projects since 1999, Dublin Design Studio was formed out of a desire to focus on design excellence whether it be the realisation of contemporary architecture or the intricacies of product design and user experience design. The services provided by our experienced team of architects and designers cover the entire

construction process from an initial pre-design phase, through the planning process, to tender negotiations, contract administration and construction. Each project is approached as a collaborative effort, between designer and client and an intimate understanding of their brief and context.

05/06/2026

Stunning detailing and an artistic manipulation of materials at Sandymount House. http://bit.ly/39ZqFVZ.

The work to Sandymount House comprises the extension and refurbishment of this prominent dwelling on the coast of Blackrock, County Louth. The existing house, situated approximately 20m from the beach, offered views of the Cooley Mountains and the Mourne Mountains beyond. This unique location provided opportunities to create a striking piece of modern architecture.
This substantial project involved the sensitive restoration and refurbishment of the existing structure, returning many of the original features and enhancing them with contemporary elements that complemented the original fabric. The existing building fabric has been upgraded using best practices to create a living environment that fends off the weather in this particularly exposed location.
The extension to the South contains the main family living spaces over three levels and runs parallel, yet separated from the original building. This separation slot has been utilised to expose the original South façade of the existing building and provide vertical circulation through a void that connects the main family spaces.
Broad horizontal floor plates architecturally dominate the extension, and extensive glazing utilises materials similar to those of the existing building, complementing and enhancing the original dwelling. Although minimal in aesthetic, the design and construction team faced challenges in achieving this striking architecture on an exposed site, situated on a bed of sand, as the house’s name suggests.
A further lower extension to the North and West provides vehicle parking and support spaces, deliberately kept below ground level, to allow the restored building, stripped of unflattering later additions, to be seen again.
The design of the interiors was developed in conjunction with Roisin Lafferty and her team and features sumptuous and meticulously detailled materials and finishes.
Barbara Corsico took these beautiful photos of the project..

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03/06/2026

View into the kitchen of a striking extension with a stepped plan form in Clontarf. https://bit.ly/3OtUa6U.

A stepped plan that responds to the internal composition of spaces was tightly integrated with the south and west-facing garden of this house in Clontarf. This was achieved through the use of extensive glazing. However, the high level of transparency led to concerns about potential overheating and privacy. A novel solution of using louvres as a strong design element was developed that provided a practical and passive solution whilst creating a striking counterpoint to the street. The louvres are formed with a frame of oversized industrial steel members that support a grid of somewhat rustic timber joists. This was not about a high-tech element, and the seemingly crude louvres contrast with the tightly coordinated frameless glazing and decking. The louvres and frames are finished in black, which contrasts further with the light colours of the interiors..

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01/06/2026

The atrium of a concept design for new shopping centre in the heart of Dublin. http://bit.ly/38VXyCP.

Competition entry prepared, on behalf of Dublin City Council, in conjunction with a team led by Moston Construction. The brief was for the redevelopment of the existing multi storey car park as a landmark development of 30,000 sqm providing retail, office space and rooftop restaurants. This marked a bold initiative by Dublin City Council to breathe life back into this quarter located very close to the main city centre retail streets. We were short listed in this competition, however Moston were forced to withdraw our entry due to funding pressure..

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30/05/2026

The outdoor terrace at the sensitive refurbishment of Sandymount House. http://bit.ly/39ZqFVZ.

The work to Sandymount House comprises the extension and refurbishment of this prominent dwelling on the coast of Blackrock, County Louth. The existing house, situated approximately 20m from the beach, offered views of the Cooley Mountains and the Mourne Mountains beyond. This unique location provided opportunities to create a striking piece of modern architecture.
This substantial project involved the sensitive restoration and refurbishment of the existing structure, returning many of the original features and enhancing them with contemporary elements that complemented the original fabric. The existing building fabric has been upgraded using best practices to create a living environment that fends off the weather in this particularly exposed location.
The extension to the South contains the main family living spaces over three levels and runs parallel, yet separated from the original building. This separation slot has been utilised to expose the original South façade of the existing building and provide vertical circulation through a void that connects the main family spaces.
Broad horizontal floor plates architecturally dominate the extension, and extensive glazing utilises materials similar to those of the existing building, complementing and enhancing the original dwelling. Although minimal in aesthetic, the design and construction team faced challenges in achieving this striking architecture on an exposed site, situated on a bed of sand, as the house’s name suggests.
A further lower extension to the North and West provides vehicle parking and support spaces, deliberately kept below ground level, to allow the restored building, stripped of unflattering later additions, to be seen again.
The design of the interiors was developed in conjunction with Roisin Lafferty and her team and features sumptuous and meticulously detailled materials and finishes.
Barbara Corsico took these beautiful photos of the project..

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28/05/2026

The living space at a striking extension with a stepped plan form in Clontarf. https://bit.ly/3OtUa6U.

A stepped plan that responds to the internal composition of spaces was tightly integrated with the south and west-facing garden of this house in Clontarf. This was achieved through the use of extensive glazing. However, the high level of transparency led to concerns about potential overheating and privacy. A novel solution of using louvres as a strong design element was developed that provided a practical and passive solution whilst creating a striking counterpoint to the street. The louvres are formed with a frame of oversized industrial steel members that support a grid of somewhat rustic timber joists. This was not about a high-tech element, and the seemingly crude louvres contrast with the tightly coordinated frameless glazing and decking. The louvres and frames are finished in black, which contrasts further with the light colours of the interiors..

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26/05/2026

A seasonal study for a speculative backland development. http://bit.ly/2v1ZF9N.

The site for this family home is located within a Conservation Area. The form of the building, its geometry and orientation are all influenced by these and other physical constraints of the site and the objective to ensure no overlooking or overshadowing of any of the adjoining dwellings..

22/05/2026

Fitout of the fitout of the Reiss' flagship store in Dublin. http://bit.ly/2Tb7OAz.

Reiss UK, a premier clothing company had been looking to open a flagship store in Dublin for some time before finding their ideal location at the corner of St. Stephen’s Green and Grafton Street, a location that offered Reiss the visibility they required in terms of location but had several serious setbacks, the most important of these being the narrow street frontage and long narrow nature of the site. The key requirements of the client brief was to provide maximum visibility and to allow light to pe*****te deep into the heart of the plan without creating a space that felt like as a corridor. To achieve this, the frontage was extended vertically rather than horizontally requiring a significant intervention in this protected structure, creating a double height space. Moving from this entry space, the plan opens up to the rear to create a more comfortable shopping experience..

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20/05/2026

View into the garden of a stilted house lifted over the Thames flood plain. http://bit.ly/3c0995P.

A stunning site on the banks of the River Thames but within the flood zone. The planning guidelines set a minimum floor level for any new dwelling, which was a minimum of 1.5metres above the existing site levels. The answer was to raise the entire dwelling off the ground on a steel structure to allow the floodwaters to pass underneath without any damage to the structure.
The internal layout of the building is designed to meet the modern living standards of a family with small children. The open plan layout can divide further into a series of movable screens. The terraces draw light into the plan maximising the potential for passive solar gain, breaking down the mass of the building and helping link the building, garden and rivers..

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18/05/2026

This is no ordinary office - a sumptuous place to at the extension and refurbishment of Sandymount House. http://bit.ly/39ZqFVZ.

The work to Sandymount House comprises the extension and refurbishment of this prominent dwelling on the coast of Blackrock, County Louth. The existing house, situated approximately 20m from the beach, offered views of the Cooley Mountains and the Mourne Mountains beyond. This unique location provided opportunities to create a striking piece of modern architecture.
This substantial project involved the sensitive restoration and refurbishment of the existing structure, returning many of the original features and enhancing them with contemporary elements that complemented the original fabric. The existing building fabric has been upgraded using best practices to create a living environment that fends off the weather in this particularly exposed location.
The extension to the South contains the main family living spaces over three levels and runs parallel, yet separated from the original building. This separation slot has been utilised to expose the original South façade of the existing building and provide vertical circulation through a void that connects the main family spaces.
Broad horizontal floor plates architecturally dominate the extension, and extensive glazing utilises materials similar to those of the existing building, complementing and enhancing the original dwelling. Although minimal in aesthetic, the design and construction team faced challenges in achieving this striking architecture on an exposed site, situated on a bed of sand, as the house’s name suggests.
A further lower extension to the North and West provides vehicle parking and support spaces, deliberately kept below ground level, to allow the restored building, stripped of unflattering later additions, to be seen again.
The design of the interiors was developed in conjunction with Roisin Lafferty and her team and features sumptuous and meticulously detailled materials and finishes.
Barbara Corsico took these beautiful photos of the project..

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16/05/2026

Entry to the international design competition winning scheme for the U2 Tower. http://bit.ly/2SU3IOh.

The winner of an international competition run by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, this proposal was selected from over 600 entries. The location of the landmark tower is the highly visible junction of the Rivers Liffey and Dodder at the sea approach to Dublin. Originally standing 78 metres tall, it was decided that the area masterplan would be revised in order to allow an increase in scale to 130 metres whilst retaining the tower’s slenderness and dramatic twisting form.
Selected from an international field, a design team of specialist engineers and cost consultants was appointed in 2005 to develop the design of the tower to realisation. The eventual design employed cutting-edge technologies, which were utilised in order to realise the complex form of the building and to maximise the potential floor area of the building within the very restricted site adjacent to two rivers. The building included public functions to the ground floor levels, 182 highly specified apartments which rotated around the central circular core and were crowned the suite including recording studios for the rock band U2..

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