The Irish Times

With the Poddle running underneath and the Olympia theatre immediately behind, the site of the former printing works at 39 East Essex Street was a challenge for Shay Cleary Architects. The result - a restrained glass, steel and concrete building, painted electric blue "to distinguish it from its neighbours" - is deceptive. In consultation with the Project's former artistic director, Fiach Mac Conghail, Shay Cleary decided to avoid the "shop window" effect. "The building can't be read from the street - it has to be discovered."