A construction container was erected for the State Office for Archaeology at the Neumarkt excavation site and redesigned as an info container: Visitors could inform themselves about the status of the archaeological excavations and ancient Saxony as well as the State Museum of Prehistory during the excavation process.
Service: Exhibition concept / architecture / design
Client: State Office for Archaeology, 2000
Ruairí O’Brien’s concept is based on the master plan for the central power plant. The special architecture and character of the former power plant, which is now an important cultural location of Dresden, are supported by the lighting, amongst other things, with unique one-of-a-kind luminaires. The concept, which meets the requirements of general technical lighting as well as those of historic preservation, also meets the artistic demands placed on the site by its use as an important central cultural location in Dresden.
Client: Drewag-Stadtwerke Dresden GmbH
Services: Lighting concept / rough cost estimate, 2014
The photos show the light installation by Ruairí O’Brien for the benefit concert for the preservation of the listed Northern Dresden Cemetery, which took place on 16.07.2016, in the cemetery chapel there. Tina Schnabel read a selection of letters of soldiers from the First World War, accompanied by Agneta Kroggel on the cello.
With his light installation, Ruairí O’Brien wants to support the initiative of Denk Mal Fort! e.V. to protect historical cemeteries worth preserving.
The aim of the development is a building ensemble consisting of a multi-party house for five to six parties and a single-family house, which blends harmoniously into the townscape.
The central element of the multi-party building is the common “hall” as a connecting element. This common area (a kind of lobby) serves in flexible use as a place to get together, celebrate and at the same time as an access space for the apartments, which promotes the meeting of the residents with each other. A striking staircase leads to the upper floors, and an elevator connection is also provided (wheelchair accessible). All apartments have a balcony or terrace. The house has a basement, which can partially extend under the courtyard area. This courtyard area serves to extend the “hall” into the outdoor space for outdoor gathering and socializing. Furthermore, the roofscape of four pent roofs is optimized for solar energy use.
The single-family house on the street complements the ensemble and closes a gap in the village landscape that has been open for three decades. In the direction of the street, a more traditional arrangement of the facade with classical window divisions and proportions is planned here. For the design of the rear side towards the garden, a modern extroverted facade with large windows is possible. Depending on the height of the building, the gable roof can be used as a living area or alternatively as storage space. Solar use is also possible here on the south-west facing side of the roof.
The Dresden district of Pillnitz has achieved national fame through its baroque palace complex and its associated extensive green spaces, which extend directly along the Elbe. The surrounding area has a small-scale character, with up to three-story residential buildings, flat garages and extensions, front gardens and smaller lawns. The roof landscape is characterized by gable, hip and crippled hip roofs.
