The Royal Town Planning Institute Regeneration and Renewal Award for Planning or City Regeneration awarded for the 'Old City' development in Temple Bar's West End. The award was made to Dublin City Council and Temple Bar Properties, together with the architectural firms Anthony Reddy Associates, Burke Kennedy Doyle, de Blacam & Meagher, McGarry ni Eanaigh and 'Dowd O'Herlihy Horan.

The £100 million Temple Bar project in Dublin is one of the most ambitious urban renewal schemes in the Britain and Ireland. Its objectives include the regeneration of the residential population of Temple Bar by focusing on living "over the shop". The aim is to animate the streets at ground-floor level while residents can enjoy separately accessed private space.

Temple Bar forms a revitalised heart for Dublin. It offers convenience living for those working in the city, easy access to public transport and a varied environment. The scheme has proved a major opportunity for the restoration of old buildings, sensitive adaptation for new uses and modern architecture.

The Old City in Temple Bar is the most recent and exciting addition to Dublin City. Located in the West End of Temple Bar, between Parliament Street and Fishamble Street, and centered around a new pedestrian street, the Old City is a dedicated high end retail destination and features an exciting mix of high-quality fashion, interiors and leisure outlets, as well as a cafe, bakery, internet cafe and hair salon.

The Old City scheme was devised following a process of brief development and discussion between Temple Bar Properties and planners for Dublin City Council. It was designed by five architectural practices working to a social, cultural and environmental brief. The scheme delivered 191 apartments with 30% social housing and 24 retail and media units. In addition the development includes a crèche, car parking, roof gardens, vibrant and unusual shops, bicycle parking and an environmentally friendly district heating system using recycled hot water.

The development also incorporates a crèche, car parking, roof gardens, vibrant and unusual shops, bicycle parking and an environmentally friendly district heating system using recycled hot water.

The environmental brief for the project includes a requirements to collect, store and distribute solar energy, rainwater and other "free" environmental assets and to use natural ventilation systems wherever possible.

It also requires the minimisation of energy loss, use of materials which have entailed minimal environmental damage in their production and the design of effective building management and control systems.

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