Christchurch Cathedral

The proposal seeks to carefully improve the visitor experience and setting of Christchurch Cathedral. As in the last designed scheme of 1886, it too seeks not to obscure the layers of history that are an irreplaceable patina of the site. By a few moves, the landscape design recasts the principal site features and artifacts, restoring them to prominence while dealing with the functioning of the space as a place of worship, a nationally significant heritage site, a must see visitor experience and a place of sanctuary and restoration of balance in a busy city.

Client
Christchurch Cathedral

Location
Christchurch Pl, Wood Quay, Dublin 8

Size
800m2

Status
Completing December 2018

The stone labyrinth
Benches aligned with vegetation
View from the new platform
Corten steel bollards and drainage

Bernard Seymour /
Managing Director
Bernard@bslarch.com

Melanie Sharkey /
Associate Landscape Architect
Melanie@bslarch.com

Derek Naughton /
Senior Landscape Architect
Derek@bslarch.com

Colin Torpay /
Senior Landscape Architect
Colin@bslarch.com

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