Swords Masterplan - Fingal County Council

6.7 Open Space
6.7.1 PUBLIC SPACES/ACTIVITY NODES
Places for People
Objectives:
● To provide for a network of high quality public spaces and urban
squares/civic spaces within the Pavilions development area linking
with the Cultural Quarter and Metro Quarter.
● To ensure that the public realm is characterised by a high standard
of design, quality finishes and treatments, including hard and soft
landscaping.
● To provide for a number of ‘landmark’ buildings to give a ‘sense of
place’ and punctuate key ‘places’ within the area.
Within the proposed development of the Pavilions site, new urban spaces are
required to interconnect with the proposed street network, to support vibrancy
and activity and add interest to the area. Significant focal nodes will be created
at the interfaces with existing Pavilions building (‘Pavilions Place’), at Malahide
Road (‘Malahide Place’), at the interface with the Metro Quarter, and at Cultural
Quarter/Dublin Street interface [see map Public Realm].
The new public realm will extend from the Cultural Quarter to the Metro
Quarter. The new public realm will be planned over 2 levels:
1. At existing ground level (level 0) at the Cultural Quarter (to the west), rising
within the Pavilions site toward the existing Pavilions building
2. At upper ground level (level +1) east of the Pavilions building towards the
Metro Plaza and linking with the Barrysparks land.
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