The Donore Project

The Donore Project is transforming the former St. Teresa’s Gardens lands in Dublin 8 into a vibrant new neighbourhood, delivering 543 social and cost-rental homes alongside community, cultural and recreational facilities for the Land Development Agency in partnership with Dublin City Council.

Located between the Liberties and Dolphin’s Barn, the development combines high-quality housing with childcare, community and mobility facilities, centred around Donore Project Park and a network of new pedestrian and cycle connections linking Donore Avenue, South Circular Road and Cork Street for the first time.

The masterplan integrates a range of housing typologies, public spaces and green infrastructure to create a highly connected, people-focused neighbourhood. Drawing on the area’s architectural and industrial heritage, the design uses a coordinated approach to architecture and materials to establish a distinctive sense of place.

Shaped through extensive community engagement, the project will provide much-needed homes while creating a sustainable and inclusive urban quarter that supports the wider regeneration of Dublin 8.

Team: Metropolitan Workshop (Masterplanner and Architect) / AECOM (M+E, Environmental, Civil and Structural Engineering, Cost Management, Transport, Landscape, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage) / Paul Arnold (Conservation) / KSN Project Management (Project Manager) / John Spain Associates (Planning Consultants) / Future Analytics (Stakeholder Consultants) / Maurice Johnston & Partners (Fire and DAC) / CMSE (PSDP)

Status: Under construction