Sheltered scheme gives small community a heart

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2005 / July 7

An award-winning scheme of sheltered housing in Gorey is a delightful place to live. Paul Keogh Architects (PKA) may be better known as the designers of Ireland's tallest building, a 32-storey residential tower planned for a site opposite Heuston Station. But the everyday work of this Dublin-based practice is far-removed from "skyscrapers" and includes a delightful sheltered housing scheme in Gorey, Co Wexford. St Michael's Court, located directly opposite the gates of Gorey's Catholic church, was recently named as "Best Housing Project" in the RIAI's Irish Architecture Awards for 2005. It is in a different league altogether from most of the new housing built in Ireland and, in particular, the commuter-belt estates springing up around Gorey.

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