Commercial

Station Building 2, Dublin

Station Building 2 involved the refurbishment and restoration of part of the former Harcourt Street train station and more recently the POD Nightclub. It is a significant landmark in Dublin city centre with renowned historical importance. The project therefore created a unique office and retail works space rarely experienced in the current marketplace.

This project comprised full external restoration of all external envelope, creation of new double height entrance foyer and reception, construction of new mezzanine floor area, ancillary storage and plant areas and the creation of a new public realm plaza to the Luas stop on Harcourt Street. The existing vault foundations below platform level were also restored to create retail and restaurant space in three large units and one smaller café style unit.

American Air Museum, London, UK

The spectacular €10.3m American Air Museum was designed by internationally-renowned architect, Sir Norman Foster. It was awarded the coveted Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize and was officially opened by Her Majesty, The Queen, Elizabeth II.

Visitors view the exhibits from a first floor walkway that slopes around the roof’s interior, a functional vantage point that capitalises on the unique design. The canopy design is based on the geometry of a torus and comprises 274 precast curved panels weighing 12.5 tonnes each, along with 650 upper units, generating a roof load in excess of 6,000 tonnes. The innovative design and use of concrete construction facilitated economy and buildability with a structure that demonstrates excellent thermal capacity and acoustic insulation properties.

Stirling prize:

The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture. It is named after the architect James Stirling, organised and awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Project Kells, Dublin

Project Kells, Dublin

John Sisk & Son is currently active on site at Project Kells located in Dublin City Centre opposite Trinity College, Dublin (TCD). This project is currently at demolition stage and will shortly progress to piling and bulk excavation works.

Peugeot Headquarters, Coventry

The project involved the construction of a new head office complex and technical centre together with service yards, car parking, associated infrastructure and landscaping works.

The buildings are linked by a tunnel underneath the road and a covered walkway above ground. Further building works were carried out including the construction of a new sports pavilion including, a football pitch and cricket pitch.

Park Place, Dublin

Situated in the heart of the thriving Dublin 2 business district, Park Place sets a new standard in European office development. It provides high quality office space in three separate inter-connected buildings around a common atrium but also features three high profile entrance lobbies offering major corporate occupiers ‘own door’ access.

This premium, sustainable office environment is specifically designed to meet the needs and expectations of today’s corporate occupiers. The energy efficiency is achieved with the 'ice bank' cooling system and the use of solar control louvers. The development achieved a BREEAM rating of ‘Good’.

The eight storey office development over basement car park, sub-basement archives and plantroom altogether occupies almost 27,000m². The site provides a unique retail space of 2,200m² created from the vaulted substructure of the former Harcourt Street Railway Terminus.

Following completion of the building Sisk also carried out fit out works on behalf of a number of the building occupiers. Our experienced fit out teams worked to deliver a high quality finish to a tight programme ensuring a seamless first day of business for our clients.

Finzels Reach city centre regeneration project, Bristol, UK

A landmark and regeneration project in Bristol’s historic city centre

The €83.9m project – on the site of the city’s old Courage Brewery – comprises 1 million ft² of mixed use development, including 399 individually designed apartments, 300,000 ft2 of offices and 87,000 ft2 of shops, cafés and leisure facilities, all set in landscaped public space and linked to the existing city centre by a spectacular new footbridge.

The scheme dovetails the restoration of Grade II listed buildings and elements together with sensitively designed new build structures, an approach which will ensure the maintenance of the site’s character and heritage for future generations.

The project was delivered as three separate elements, with the first phase involving the construction of an initial three residential blocks along with ground floor retail units and floating pontoon works. The second phase involved construction of a further four residential blocks, while the final phase included the delivery of the BREEAM Excellent-rated Bridgewater House commercial office block, providing 110,524 ft2 of Grade A office space.

Arthur Cox

This project required the fit out of a six storey office block (13,700m²) over a double basement (4,500m²). Sisk constructed the shell and core under a separate contract and this overlapped with the fit out works. This is a city centre site with streets on three sides and an office restoration on the remaining side also carried out by Sisk. Access was via a rear ramp to the basement and an internal hoist in the central atrium gave access to each floor.

The shell and core is an RC structure main frame of columns, beams and flat slabs. One central lift and stair with two other ancillary stair cores. The main façade has punch windows which are a combination of structural glazing and curtain walling. The columns and slab edges are clad with hand fixed stone. The internal atrium is glazed in full height curtain walling and the courtyard has vertical fins for solar shading.

The fit out required installation of raised access floors, SAS tartan ceilings, system glazed and pre-finished partitions. The floor layouts are 80% cellular from first to fifth floor. The sixth floor has multiple meeting rooms with upgraded finishes for client and executive meetings.

The fit out consists of a raised access floor and metal tile ceiling with demountable office walls on floors one to five with a suite of meeting rooms on the sixth floor. The ground floor contains a full kitchen and dining area, central atrium with cantilevered feature stairs, training and lecture rooms. A full M&E installation was part of the fit out contract. The basement facilitates bike and car parking and the lower basement is fitted out with gym and utility rooms.

The project achieved LEED Gold accreditation.

Air Street, London

Located in the heart of the London’s Regent Street, this high profile project involves the refurbishment and extension of a Grade II listed office building, which remains partially in occupation with retail trading continuing on the ground floor throughout.

This project forms the latest element in The Crown Estate’s Regent Street Vision Investment strategy, which is a £1bn, 20 year programme of regeneration for Regent Street. This fits perfectly with Sisk’s policy to prioritise opportunities with long term repeat business potential.

Winning the tender required a robust logistics strategy as the site is bounded by Regent Street, with its high public footfall, and additionally accommodating the ongoing business requirements of the nearby Café Royale and Quadrant Arcade.

We secured this contract against tough competition, however our in-depth understanding of the scheme and our innovative temporary works solutions, together with our proven track record in consistently delivering challenging schemes for The Crown Estate ensured our appointment as Principal Contractor.

Hanover Quay Development, Dublin, Ireland

Hanover Quay, Dublin

This mixed use development in the Grand Canal Docks area of Dublin city centre was commissioned by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA), a State body charged with docklands regeneration and valued at €100m.

In addition to both private and social and affordable apartments, the scheme includes substantial retail and commercial units overlooking Hanover Quay and the River Liffey to the North and Grand Canal Dock to the South.

A key objective of the DDDA ensured that the social housing element of the scheme enjoys all the similar benefits of the private housing, including own door access to streets, similar construction standards and access to communal gardens and play areas.

The development consists of 292 apartments, offices, retail space, a crèche, a pub and restaurant.

The courtyard garden was designed by the famous Irish Garden Designer, Diarmuid Gavin. It started its life as a concept-garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2005 where it won a Silver Gilt Medal for design. After Chelsea, the garden took up its permanent home in the courtyard at Hanover Quay.

Project Awards

• Property awards, Best residential Development 2004
• Best Housing Award, The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Irish Architecture Awards 2007

Wembley Arena

Sisk have completed work on the re-configuration of Wembley Arena, London’s primary live music venue.

The Grade II listed building was originally constructed in 1934 for the Empire Games and the £25m project is the first part of Quintain’s regeneration of the Wembley Stadium environs.

The arena has been reversed with the main entrance opening onto an exciting new public square and the new stage now has a covered service yard. The Arena has approximately 12,200 new seats, 9 large dressing rooms, promoter offices, a 200 seat restaurant, hospitality suites, a total of 10 dedicated bars and fast food outlets and a box office. The refurbished Arena offers excellent facilities for its customers and promoters.

The project was completed on time and on budget.

Eaton House

This project involved complete strip out of the existing building including all M&E systems, lifts, partitions, ceilings, floor finishes, internal fixtures, fittings and finishes.

Removal of all Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs). Demolition of the existing brick facades & windows. Demolition of roof level reinforced concrete plantroom. Demolition of the existing Block A reinforced concrete structure to the north & south elevations & replacement with a new steel frame. Structural alterations to the existing escape staircases including removal of the existing concrete stairs & replacement with a new steel stairs. Demolition and infill of the existing main staircase. This project was complete in 2015 with a value of €17.9 million.

One Commercial Street, London, UK

This 22-storey landmark project in the heart of the City for Redrow Homes involved delivering 207 high quality apartments within an existing concrete structure, directly above Aldgate East Underground Station.

The high quality apartments, particularly the four private penthouses on floor 21, are commensurate with the best standards of London living, which our skilled team worked hard to ensure was achieved. In addition, the completed building provides 110,000ft² of office accommodation over six floors, ground floor retail space and basement car parking.

One Commercial Street was voted Best High-Rise Residential Development at the 2013 UK Property Awards.

Baggot Street, Dublin

Kennedy Wilson purchased the existing office building at No’s 27 to 33 Baggot Street, Dublin to refurbish as a new office block for a multinational tenant. The existing building comprised three blocks; Block A opening onto Fleming Place, Block C opening onto Baggot Street and Block B joining the two.

The project required the demolition of the existing façades, the roof level plant room and penthouse offices and the extension of existing floor plates in Block A and B, additional lifts and escape stairs within each block.

A new sixth floor penthouse office was constructed on Block A, a new plant room on the top of Block B and a new fifth floor penthouse office space on Block C. There were some structural alterations to façade columns and reconfiguration of the existing stairwells.

The project also required the strip out of the existing internal fit out and a new high specification fit out of the entire building. There is also new hard and soft landscaping around the full perimeter of the building.

R+ commercial development, Reading, UK

Korine Property Partners awarded John Sisk & Son a £20.4m JCT Design & Build contract to create an iconic commercial development in central Reading, comprising 11,000m² of Cat A flexible office space over six floors, with additional basement parking/bicycle storage.

The process involved the demolition of an existing 1980s office building to create a site for its new, reinstated replacement, which enjoys a high level of natural light provided by an internal light well

The site is adjacent to the Grade 2 listed Alfred Waterhouse Town Hall and several other buildings of historic importance, and the façade design of the new office building is inspired by the masonry façades of these surrounding buildings, with copper panels replicating the depth and tonal colours of the neighbouring historic brickwork. At various levels, the building cuts back in plan, with the resulting roof terraces providing landscaped amenity spaces.

Reflector Building, Dublin

The Reflector is a landmark office and residential development prominently situated in Dublin’s thriving Grand Canal Docks. With impressive water frontage spanning almost 75 meters of Hanover Quay. The Reflector Building has a distinctive and memorable profile of bronze mesh panels and reclaimed bricks, which contrasts and compliments the sleek glass facade. The use of luxurious finishes is carried into the ultra-modern building.

The Reflector is a six storey over basement office building, extending to an area of over 123,000ft². Typical floor plates of 23,000ft² are finished to the highest standards, featuring LEED Gold V4 accreditation and A3 BER certification. The development also incorporates forty exclusive 1-3 bedroom luxury A3 BER certification apartments and a single 3,500ft² retail/restaurant unit.

The integration of the Reflector with the existing dock-front buildings creates dynamic relationships between old and new within the waterfront context. The Reflector offers space, natural light and great views, making it an exceptional working environment.

The building has been designed with a layout that provides dynamic, contemporary and flexible buildings which enhance the existing waterfront environment. The unique exterior mesh design element provides solar shading without impacting the views. This cascading feature is framed within a high quality stone-clad structure which is elevated above the street level to create a setback ground plane which provides a relief and continuity for the adjoining low level buildings.

Spencer Dock, Dublin

Spencer Dock, Dublin

Block C of the Spencer Dock Development comprised the shell & core contract for five adjoining 8-storey office blocks, located over a double basement on a dense urban site. The main office buildings were clad in stone with elaborate glazing and atrium features. The fit-out of the signature HQ for PwC, in Blocks C1 to C3, was subsequently negotiated by Sisk.

The 22,000m² fit-out was completed on a phased basis which required the early phased handover of IT, comms rooms and office floors without any disruption. A significant challenge at project completion was the moving of 2,000 PwC staff from their old office to the new office over a weekend ensuring all IT, Data, Catering and HVAC elements were ready and in place.