Swords Masterplan - Fingal County Council
Swords Masterplan - Fingal County Council
Swords Masterplan - Fingal County Council
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Barrysparks Place<br />
CHARACTER<br />
● This is a small public space formed at the junction of Bridge Street, Lower<br />
Street and Upper Street. This intimate space shall comprise active ground<br />
floor frontages.<br />
DESIGN<br />
● Barrysparks Place shall be approximately 28m x 28m. The height of<br />
buildings around the square shall be carefully considered within the context<br />
of daylight/sunlight levels within the space and impact of overshadowing.<br />
● Active ground floor frontages onto this urban space, eg cafes, restaurants,<br />
provision of outdoor seating etc, shall be supported to enliven this space<br />
and make it attractive.<br />
● The careful selection of paving materials, street furniture, lighting and signage<br />
shall contribute to this public space becoming a quality meeting space.<br />
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Barrysparks Place<br />
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Proposed Leisure Node<br />
S W O R D S M A S T E R P L A N<br />
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Within the south-eastern extent of the Barrysparks land there will be an additional<br />
activity node, which will link in with the network of nodes within the Town Centre, ie<br />
the Civic Quarter, Cultural Quarter, Metro Quarter and future proposed Balheary<br />
node to the north of North Street. The Barrysparks leisure node is considered<br />
important in the future expansion of the Town Centre, but will not be fully<br />
defined or designed pending the preparation of a Local Area Plan for this area.<br />
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8.6.2 LANDSCAPE STRATEGY<br />
The overall Landscape Strategy for the area is prescribed by several essential<br />
factors:<br />
● Site Context<br />
Proximity to the existing Town Centre and future Pavilions development<br />
● Route-ways and permeability<br />
Development of additional routes and access points through the proposed<br />
development and along the bounding areas<br />
● Strategic Transport Corridor (R132) and Metro North<br />
– Response to engineering requirements; such as the development and<br />
alteration of the R132 and Metro North.<br />
– Response to the Metro Plaza.<br />
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Western Avenue<br />
Bridge Street<br />
Cross Street<br />
Pavilions<br />
Metro Plaza<br />
Lower Street<br />
Barrysparks<br />
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Upper Street<br />
Main<br />
Square<br />
The Cut<br />
The Rise<br />
Eastern Avenue<br />
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● Landscape Corridors bounding the edge of the site area<br />
– R132 Parkway – Extension and development<br />
– Southern and Northern Boundary<br />
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● Parkway Experience and Arrival<br />
– Visual appearance and arrival sequence by cars along the R132.<br />
– Arrival sequence for Metro North users.<br />
● Pedestrian Comfort and Usability<br />
Where the road network comes in contact with the pedestrian realm, it is<br />
essential that the landscape treatment responds in such a way that the<br />
public space is adapted or treated in a manner that protects the users of the<br />
development, while avoiding an unnecessary interruption to the vehicular flow.<br />
The aim is to create a landscape setting consistent with a high quality<br />
development and to provide a coherent new ‘green’ structure throughout the<br />
site providing a variety of landscape elements and open spaces. Linear elements