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river house dublin wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history 2 demolition and redevelopment 3 see also 4 references toggle the table of contents river house dublin add languages add links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 53 20 48 n 6 16 21 w 53 34675 n 6 27243 w 53 34675 6 27243 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia former brutalist office building in dublin ireland river house location within central dublin general information location 21 25 chancery street greek street dublin ireland coordinates 53 20 48 n 6 16 21 w 53 34675 n 6 27243 w 53 34675 6 27243 completed 1973 technical details floor count 5 design and construction architecture firm patrick j sheahan and partners river house was a 5 storey office block on chancery street dublin ireland it was described as a brutalist eyesore by the sunday times 1 2 history edit permission to build river house was granted in 1972 and the building was completed in 1973 it had curtain walling at ground and 1st floor levels with 4 additional storeys above with pre cast cladding 3 the architect of the building has been disputed frank mcdonald attributed it to john thompson and partners but this led to a libel suit during which it was stated that neither john or david thompson of the firm john thompson and partners had anything to do with the design or erection of river house it appears to have been the work of patrick j sheahan and partners 4 5 it was sited across the road from chancery house after a dispute between the department of justice and the dublin corporation as to who would occupy the building the corporation established its motor tax office in the office block and for many years it was dublin s only motor tax office the building stood vacant from the late 2000s and attracted anti social behaviour 6 river house was described as scourge to the area and is considered to be of little or no architectural merit 7 it was recorded by the dublin city council as a dangerous building in february 2016 8 demolition and redevelopment edit river house was initially purchased by joe and patrick linders who were involved in the redevelopment of parts of the smithfield area 9 the building was purchased by melonmount ltd in 2017 for 8 million and permission was sought to demolish it and replace it with a hotel 7 10 the financier derek quinlan was an advisor on the deal 9 an taisce have been critical of the proposed replacement building describing it as monolithic and lumpen 7 river house was demolished in 2018 2 see also edit hawkins house dublin apollo house dublin lansdowne house dublin setanta centre references edit what was here before derelict dublin totally dublin 13 october 2014 retrieved 30 january 2021 1 2 river house 1973 2018 come here to me 7 october 2018 retrieved 30 january 2021 mcdonald frank 1985 the destruction of dublin dublin gill and macmillan p 159 isbn 0717113868 1973 river house 21 25 chancery street dublin archiseek irish architecture 28 march 2008 retrieved 30 january 2021 river house chancery street dublin 7 built dublin built dublin retrieved 30 january 2021 macnamee garreth 28 march 2017 dublin could get new eight storey hotel as vacant scourge set to be demolished thejournal ie retrieved 30 january 2021 1 2 3 a major hotel due to replace a scourge of dublin s north side has been branded monolithic thejournal ie 2 july 2017 retrieved 30 january 2021 dublin city architects blog dcc dangerous buildings section february dublin city council retrieved 30 january 2021 1 2 fagan jack 1 february 2017 derek quinlan an adviser on 8m deal for former motor tax office the irish times retrieved 30 january 2021 daly gavin 23 april 2017 brutalist eyesore river house set to make way for hotel the times retrieved 30 january 2021 retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title river_house_ dublin oldid 1364623901 categories office buildings in the republic of ireland office buildings completed in 1973 buildings and structures in dublin city 1973 establishments in ireland brutalist architecture in ireland demolished buildings and structures in dublin city buildings and structures demolished in 2018 20th century architecture in the republic of ireland hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata use dmy dates from april 2022 pages 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