Squire’s Offices, 77 Wicklow Street
Architect and lighting design Squire and Partners, Architects
Client Squire and Partners
The architectural practice of Squire and
Partners has converted the ground and
basement floors of a 1930s industrial
warehouse into offices for their architectural
practice.
It is clear that the daylighting strategy has
been influential in the creation of what is a
most successful conversion. The lower ground
floor originally had no natural light; so the
ground floor slab was cut back 6 m either side,
with full height glazing at street level,
allowing daylight to permeate both of the
open plan floors. Clearly the daylight factors
in the central areas at each level will not
provide sufficient light for the office, which is
lit by artificial sources, but it gives that all-important daylight ‘feel’ with views to the
outside far from the side windows.
The photographs indicate the quality of the
spaces provided, which include the entrance
hall, general architects’ office space,
committee rooms, cafeteria, and storage
areas.86 Daylighting: Natural Light in Architecture
Ground floor plan
Squire & Partners