PROJECT
EXOBUILDING, DUBLIN
MediumCommercial Project of the Year
implementation of BS 9999 Fire Safety in the design, management, and use of buildings. The Life Safety Generator install was designed to ensure that all firefighting services throughout the building were protected including lifts and firefighting shafts. JVE worked closely with the design team to ensure a building of this nature was functional and manageable in the event of fire by implementing the use of ATS Switches across all the essential services. Working with the design team including, Grant Thornton, Shay Cleary Architects, MCA Architects, O’Connor Sutton Cronin Consulting Engineers and Main Contractors Bennett Construction, the project was completed over 28 months, as a result of Covid restrictions. Due to the architectural feature of the building being supported on three individual circular drum walls, the routing of cables between each drum is concealed in a complex arrangement of cable ways and mechanical ductwork. The use of BIM allowed this area to be co-ordinated and installed to an efficient programme of works for all parties.
The perimeter LED lighting around the Mezzanine floor created a featured finish to a challenging scope of work. Feature lighting There is a number of feature lighting arrangements throughout the EXO building. Whether approaching the EXO by foot, or by road, the lighting certainly adds immediate visual appeal. The Crown Lighting on the 16th-floor roof casts a subtle, yet impactful feature on the roof cladding. The 8th-floor roof terrace is delightfully lit with use of bollards, uplights, planters and seat lighting. At ground level the architectural fins which surround the elliptical cores are illuminated spectacularly by downlights. This is carried through to the reception areas, adding a visual illusion of the drum lights lighting through each glass enclosure. The public space lighting was upgraded and re-designed to allow the area to be transformed into an impressive display. The architectural pole lights offer a contemporary look to the approach, along with a colour-changing display
to uplight the plaza between the Point Village and 3 Arena. Awards • The EXO Building has been awarded LEED V3 Platinum certification, marking Europe’s first development to receive the certification prior to practical completion. This certification is the highest level by the US Green Building Council for Building Design and Construction. • JVE received a highly commended award for Large Commercial Project at the 2020 Ireland Electrical Awards for the EXO building. • The building won the prestigious International Architecture Award for 2019 from The Chicago Athenaeum Museum for Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. • The EXO has been shortlisted for the Irish Construction Awards 2021 Large Commercial Project of the Year and Green Project of the Year.
J. Vaughan Electrical Contractors Ltd, Unit 2, Northwest Centre, Northwest Business Park, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, D15 VA06. T: +353 (0)1 882 9728 - D: +353 (0)86 319 0928 E: dmills@jve.ie - www.jve.ie
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