The Campus Cherrywood Offices
The Campus at Cherrywood is a substantial retrofit and adaptation project that repositions a former business park as a contemporary workplace landscape with a distinct identity. A phased masterplan sets out a coordinated upgrade of office façades, entrances, lobbies and landlord spaces, bringing daylight, clarity and permeability to buildings that had previously operated as inward-facing workplaces. Refreshed elevations, new reception volumes and improved vertical and horizontal circulation contribute to a more legible and welcoming campus environment, while enhanced facilities for cyclists and active travel support the daily patterns of modern tenants.
A key component of the retrofit strategy is the transformation of the former underground car park entrance into a biophilic sunken garden, defined by a timber-and-glass canopy that provides shelter and orientation. This intervention establishes a new civic focus for the campus, connecting basement parking to the upper level and offering a sequence of planted terraces and external rooms for meeting, reflection and informal working.
Together, the upgrades demonstrate how targeted retrofit can extend the life and performance of existing commercial assets while supporting wellbeing, collaboration and sustainable mobility. The project exemplifies the role of adaptive reuse in redefining employment landscapes and in creating workplace environments that feel both contemporary and humane.
Client:
Spear Street Capital
Location :
The Campus Cherrywood, Dublin 18
Size :
60,000sqm offices and amenities
Year :
2023
Services :
Masterplanning, Adaptive Reuse, Architecture, Interior Design
Sustainability :
A low-carbon campus integrating timber structures, rainwater harvesting, passive environmental comfort and biophilic landscapes with net-positive micro-generation from solar and wind energy systems, enhancing biodiversity, wellbeing and clean energy performance across the site.
Awards :
- Winner of the 2024 RIAI Best Project in Urban Design & Public Realm (for the overall Campus project)
- Winner of the 2024 National Property Awards Sustainability Initiative of the Year (Canopy & Garden)
- Winner of the 2023 Institute of Designers in Ireland Grand Prix and Commercial Architecture and Innovation in Built Structures
- Winner of the 2023 Irish Construction Industry Awards Green Building of the Year
- Highly Commended in the 2022 Wood Awards Ireland for Innovation (Canopy & Garden)