The Morgan - Dublin, Ireland

Design Hotel
Niall D Brennan & Associates
The Morgan
Dublin, Ireland

The Morgan is located in Temple Bar, the most vibrant and cosmopolitan area of Dublin, that has been undergoing a large scale of urban renewal. Many of the 18th century brick buildings have been revitalised and new ones have been blended in.

Photo: arcspace

The beige Portland stone exterior aptly sets the tone and pace for the Morgan’s complete dedication to minimalism throughout the interior.

Photo: arcspace

Two tall glass doors open to a simple and elegant foyer with a cantilevered marble counter and walls panelled in light beechwood.

Photo courtesy The Morgan

The pale limestone floors and designer furniture, mixed with an antique mirror and chair, add to the subtlety and serenity of the public areas.

Designer pieces by Le Corbusier, Arne Jacobsen, Verner Panton and other celebrated designers can be found throughout the hotel.

Photo: arcspace

The Morgan Bar has polished wooden floors, soft leather seating, wide mirrors, and comfortable red sofas.

Photo: arcspace

The bedrooms have been designed to create an ultra stylish ambience with minemalistic undertones. Each of the 66 bedrooms and suites have spacious beds in light beechwood. All rooms have satellite TV and video, a state of the art CD hi-fi system, minibar and safe, voicemail, internet access for high speed global data transmission.
The lighting by French designer, Pascal Morgue and commissioned paintings by Irish Artist and Interior Designer Siobhan McDonald, all serve to maintain that vital equilibrium inherent in classic minimalism.

Photo: arcspace

Photo courtesy The Morgan

Niall D Brennan Associates
Irish Architectural Archives

The Morgan

Staying at the Morgan you are in walking distance to Meetinghouse Square; one of the great new urban spaces. Designed as a multi-use space, the area is used for open-air screenings of movies, theatre, and music recitals.

The Irish Photography Centre, designed by O'Donnell and Tuomey, contains three main elements, the Dublin Institute of Photography, the National Photographic Archives and the Gallery of Photography.

The buildings two main features are the Portland Stone clad wall, with a large window with a built-in screen that doubles as an outdoor cinema, and the glass clad stairwell sited behind. As the building is quite shallow, the staircase occupies much of the width of the building, making the glass stairwell the major feature of the end elevation.

Photo: arcspace

The "Ark" a cultural centre for children, designed by Shane O'Toole and Michael Kelly, contains a gallery, workshops and a 150-seat theatre.
The interior plan is based on the original Presbyterian Meeting House which was on the site
The red brickwork, and blue-green cladding around the stage opening, is a colorful addition to the square.

Photo: arcspace

Santiago Calatrava designed the giant aluminum curtain, for the outdoor theater stage, that opens like the loading bay doors of his Ernestings Warehouse (1983) in Germany.

Photo courtesy Santiago Calatrava

By placing a stage in the rear of the Ark, and a projection room in the Photographic Archive, the space is fully utilised during summer evenings.

Another Dublin project by Santiago Calatrava is the James Joyce Bridge, named after the Dublin author.

Photo: arcspace

The Millennium Wing, an extension to the National Gallery designed by Benson + Forsyth, architects of the Museum of Scotland, brings the gallery closer to the city.

Photo: arcspace

The interior of the building has many large spaces including a massive entrance hallway, a wintergarden containing the main dining area and two floors of galleries.

Photo: arcspace

The immediate impact on entering though the small entrance is the sheer size of the massive entrance hall with its soaring walls dwarfing the large staircase at its end.

With only a 24 hour stopover, and the usual Dublin showers, we had a very tight program that, unfortunately, left out the James Ussher Library, by McCullough Mulvin and KMD Architecture, the Hugh Lane Gallery, with David Chipperfield’s design for Francis Bacon’s London studio, and several other buildings worth visiting.

arcspace is off for a long weekend to visit three Castles in Northern Ireland and plan our first arcspace tour. We will be staying in the West Wing at Crom Castle in Fermanagh.

July 4, 2005





		Travel		Features
		Design Hotel Niall D Brennan & Associates The Morgan Dublin, Ireland The Morgan is located in Temple Bar, the most vibrant and cosmopolitan area of Dublin, that has been undergoing a large scale of urban renewal. Many of the 18th century brick buildings have been revitalised and new ones have been blended in. Photo: arcspace The beige Portland stone exterior aptly sets the tone and pace for the Morgan’s complete dedication to minimalism throughout the interior. Photo: arcspace Two tall glass doors open to a simple and elegant foyer with a cantilevered marble counter and walls panelled in light beechwood. Photo courtesy The Morgan The pale limestone floors and designer furniture, mixed with an antique mirror and chair, add to the subtlety and serenity of the public areas. Designer pieces by Le Corbusier, Arne Jacobsen, Verner Panton and other celebrated designers can be found throughout the hotel. Photo: arcspace Photo: arcspace The Morgan Bar has polished wooden floors, soft leather seating, wide mirrors, and comfortable red sofas. Photo: arcspace Photo: arcspace The bedrooms have been designed to create an ultra stylish ambience with minemalistic undertones. Each of the 66 bedrooms and suites have spacious beds in light beechwood. All rooms have satellite TV and video, a state of the art CD hi-fi system, minibar and safe, voicemail, internet access for high speed global data transmission. The lighting by French designer, Pascal Morgue and commissioned paintings by Irish Artist and Interior Designer Siobhan McDonald, all serve to maintain that vital equilibrium inherent in classic minimalism. Photo: arcspace Photo courtesy The Morgan Photo courtesy The Morgan Niall D Brennan Associates Irish Architectural Archives The Morgan Staying at the Morgan you are in walking distance to Meetinghouse Square; one of the great new urban spaces. Designed as a multi-use space, the area is used for open-air screenings of movies, theatre, and music recitals. The Irish Photography Centre, designed by O'Donnell and Tuomey, contains three main elements, the Dublin Institute of Photography, the National Photographic Archives and the Gallery of Photography. The buildings two main features are the Portland Stone clad wall, with a large window with a built-in screen that doubles as an outdoor cinema, and the glass clad stairwell sited behind. As the building is quite shallow, the staircase occupies much of the width of the building, making the glass stairwell the major feature of the end elevation. Photo: arcspace Photo: arcspace The "Ark" a cultural centre for children, designed by Shane O'Toole and Michael Kelly, contains a gallery, workshops and a 150-seat theatre. The interior plan is based on the original Presbyterian Meeting House which was on the site The red brickwork, and blue-green cladding around the stage opening, is a colorful addition to the square. Photo: arcspace Santiago Calatrava designed the giant aluminum curtain, for the outdoor theater stage, that opens like the loading bay doors of his Ernestings Warehouse (1983) in Germany. Photo courtesy Santiago Calatrava By placing a stage in the rear of the Ark, and a projection room in the Photographic Archive, the space is fully utilised during summer evenings. Another Dublin project by Santiago Calatrava is the James Joyce Bridge, named after the Dublin author. Photo: arcspace The Millennium Wing, an extension to the National Gallery designed by Benson + Forsyth, architects of the Museum of Scotland, brings the gallery closer to the city. Photo: arcspace The interior of the building has many large spaces including a massive entrance hallway, a wintergarden containing the main dining area and two floors of galleries. Photo: arcspace Photo: arcspace The immediate impact on entering though the small entrance is the sheer size of the massive entrance hall with its soaring walls dwarfing the large staircase at its end. With only a 24 hour stopover, and the usual Dublin showers, we had a very tight program that, unfortunately, left out the James Ussher Library, by McCullough Mulvin and KMD Architecture, the Hugh Lane Gallery, with David Chipperfield’s design for Francis Bacon’s London studio, and several other buildings worth visiting. arcspace is off for a long weekend to visit three Castles in Northern Ireland and plan our first arcspace tour. We will be staying in the West Wing at Crom Castle in Fermanagh. July 4, 2005