THE Gardens International building on Henry Street is in line for three more major awards.
Following its recent success in winning the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI) New Build Workplace award, the landmark building has been shortlisted for ‘Design Project of the Year’ at the prestigious KPMG Property Industry Excellent Awards.
Earlier this week it was shortlisted as one of only two Irish finalists in the Civic Trust Awards, which celebrate excellence in environmental and sustainable design in projects across Ireland and the UK that offer a positive cultural, social, economic or environmental benefit to their local communities.
It has also been shortlisted in two categories in the Irish Building and Design Awards, including ‘Architectural Project of the Year’ and the ‘Commercial / Office Building Project of the Year’.
Opened last March, the state-of-the-art commercial office development, which was the first major build in the Limerick Twenty Thirty programme, was designed by Carr Cotter Naessens and Denis Byrne Architects.
The 100,000 sq. ft Gardens International opened its doors in March after an 18-month build. It blends the 19th century Roches Hanging Gardens, which included roof-top gardens of exotic fruits; the Mercantile Building; the former General Post Office developed there a century later and a gleaming new build to the rear.
The building was developed to LEED Gold standards which is the top international benchmark for sustainability.
