MOLA Architecture

MOLA Architecture is delighted to announce the appointment of Brian McCarthy and Sebastien El Haik as Associate Directors. This is a new role within the office and gives Brian and Sebastien specific responsibility, respectively, for the overview of technical and operational aspects of the office. Over the past 6 years as Associates both have demonstrated their commitment to the improvement of the quality and efficiency of MOLA systems and procedures. In recognition of this, and for the evolution of the office, we are delighted to acknowledge this commitment with their promotion and look forward to working with them as Associates Directors of MOLA.

Summer Solstice Surprise
MOLA Architecture wins the RIAI Award for Best Project in the Urban Design and Public Realm category, for ‘The Campus, Cherrywood’.

On the 21st June, in the stunning courtyard in the National Gallery, the RIAI President Sean Mahon presented MOLA with the much coveted award.

The RIAI jury described the new plaza, lake, canopy, sunken biophilic garden and meeting pods as follows: ‘Addressing the shared facilities of an existing business park, this project focused on upgrading the public realm and rediscovering the natural beauty of the setting. In the reworked central space, a timber and glass canopy – which floats over a tiered garden of cascading planters – covers a new pedestrian route, transforms the point of arrival and creates a new meeting place. An enhanced nature-based embankment walk provides new paths around existing trees and is supplemented by planting, attractive seating, and low lighting. Inserted into this natural setting, and within the tree canopy, are futuristic meeting pods on stilts. Accessed by walkways, organised around a central pond feature, these innovative multi-purpose spaces can be booked as breakout spaces to the office buildings. The enhancement of the public realm and office park experience has been transformative for all users, who benefit from the restorative qualities of the natural landscaping and the opportunities for social interaction that the attractive surroundings present.’

Spear Street Capital

Hyatt Centric Hotel recognised in the top 1% in the world

We are thrilled to announce that MOLA Architecture's Hyatt Centric The Liberties Dublin has been honoured with the Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Best of the Best Award for 2024. This prestigious accolade places the hotel in the top 1% of hotels worldwide.

Hodson Bay Group Hyatt



Image ©Hodson Bay Group

Architecture Ireland’s latest edition takes a closer look at MOLA Architectures approach to medium to high density residential development, featuring the redevelopment of the former Tara Towers Hotel site on Merrion Road. The project succeeds in providing diverse housing typologies from row-house to penthouse apartments, enjoying varied views and orientations, and organised around a series of generous communal open spaces. The scale of the development mediates between the low-density context of Booterstown and the larger scale of the Elm Park development, creating a distinctive and welcome addition on the fringe of Dublin Bay.

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