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List of buildings designed by architect Andrew Devane

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The following is a list of buildings designed by Irish architect Andrew Devane as part of Robinson, Keefe & Devane.

Year Name Location Status Other information Image
c. 1947 Monument Café[1] Dublin Alterations to existing building.[2]
1950 Monument Creamery[3] 166 Phibsborough Road
1961 Journey's End Howth, Dublin House for Devane family, with curvilinear extension on the sea side of an earlier bungalow, modified with large extensions.[4]
The End Howth Detached single storey house with concrete roof and roof garden for Devane family. Built after 'Journey's End' on an adjoining site. Never occupied by the Devane family.[5]
Thulla Howth Built for the McMullen family.[6] House subsequently demolished to make way for housing estate[7]
1960s Shielmartin Cottage Howth Built for Commander Bradshaw.[8][9]
Taoiseach's House Scholarstown, Rathfarnham Built for Liam Cosgrave. Location of house was described as Tallaght in certain publications
Santane[10] Strand Road, Sutton, Dublin
Belgrove School, Seafield Road west, Clontarf, Dublin 3.[7] Extension to Victorian building consisting of School hall and classrooms.[7]
1956–1958 The Tansey[11] Ceanchor Road, Howth Alterations to original house built in 1740.
Renovation to Mews house St James' Terrace [7] For Dr Rory O'Hanlon.
Pimlico apartment blocks Dublin 8 Floor layouts prepared by Dublin Corporation, Architectural treatment, site planning, landscaping by Devane.[7]
1951 St Mary's Girls' School[12] Bishop Street, King's Island, Limerick
1957 St Munchin's Girls' and Infants' School[12] Ballynanty, Limerick City
1975 St John's Girls and Infant Boys National School[12] Cathedral Place, Limerick Subsequently retrofitted and undergone internal reorganisation 2005 - 2006 by Quin Savage Smyth Architects.
1955 Gaelscoil Sáirséal[9] Shelbourne Road, Limerick Former Christian Brothers' School, St Munchin's Boys National School, Hassett's Cross, Limerick. Subsequently renovated and in use from 2016 as Gaelscoil Sáirséal.
1980s St Fintan's Primary School Sutton, Dublin Subsequently extended by Robinson Keefe Devane Architects to Devane's original design.[13]
1954 St Canice's Boys' School[14] Glasanaon Road, Finglas, Dublin School has been provided with new windows, security shutters, meeting hall etc. by others.[15]
St John's School Garryowen Road, Limerick
1957 Church of the Holy Child Whitehall, Dublin Officially opened 1 December 1957. The Church was built in brick with granite dressings and a mosaic of the Holy Family over the main entrance. It was designed to accommodate a congregation of 1750 worshippers and cost £170,000. Floor plan, architectural treatment etc. by John J. Robinson. no evidence of input by Devane.[5]
1957 School[16] Ballygall Road, Finglas Extension.
1957–1961 Marist School[17] Clogher Road, Dublin Located opposite the technical school.
St Patrick's Primary School, Junior and Senior Schools Drumcondra Road, Dublin
c.1978. Howth Primary School Extension.
1960–1963 Beneavin College[18] Finglas partly demolished, and altered Assembly Hall (burnt down), administration wing (demolished), science block (demolished), classroom block (altered).
Clongowes Wood College, Link building Clane, Co. kildare.
1966 St Colmcille Boys' School[12] Church Lane, Swords
1960 St Lorcan's College Stillorgan, Dublin Located opposite Baumanns store.
Saint Vincent de Paul's School, Upper Henry Street Limerick Renovations of former school. Today it is the Social Welfare Centre
1952–1956 Gonzaga College Ranelagh, Dublin Hall, library, classrooms, and tower. The classrooms on the West side were built by Devane at a later date.[7] The chapel was a later commission (1967).[12]
1955–1960 Holy Faith School[19] Finglas Including Assembly Hall extension in 1963.
1955–1957 St Ferghal's Boys' School[20] Cappagh Road, Finglas In use as intended.
Convent of Mercy Girls' Schools[21] Longford In use as intended.
1955–1956 Mary Immaculate College[12] South Circular Road, Limerick Extension, multi storey residential extension at rear.
1950–1954 Pearse College[22] Clogher Road, Dublin In use as intended.
1952–1954 Technical School[12] Emmett Road, Inchicore In use as intended. Staircase based on Wright's Falling Water house. Much modified with new windows etc.[7]
1959 Technical School[23] Swords County Dublin Original school at street frontage and Extension to rear.[7]
1954 Technical School[24] Rush, County Dublin
1951–1953 Technical School[25] Balbriggan, County Dublin
1951–1953 Technical School[26] Lucan, County Dublin
1955 Technical School[27] Dundrum, County Dublin Similarities with Swords Technical School.
Divine Word Missionaries, College Moyglare Road, Maynooth, County Kildare Residential blocks for staff and students, tower, teaching rooms etc.
1964 St Patrick's Training College Drumcondra, Dublin Church, gymnasium, dining hall, residential accommodation, library, teaching facilities, Educational research centre and campanile.[28][29]
Dublin City University Canteen, teaching block, and water tower. Formerly National Institute of Higher Education.
1960s Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel[30] Dublin City University
1954 Urological Unit, Meath Hospital[31] Dublin
1949 Mount Carmel Hospital[12] Braemor Park, Churchtown, County Dublin New nursing home, including oratory.
1968 Port Elizabeth Hospital[12] South Africa
Hospital Dollis Hill London demolished
Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating National Children's Hospital[32] Tallaght Concept and design of various departments. The design was further developed within the Robinson Keefe Devane office. The intended mirror glass to the deep courtyards was not implemented. Formally known as Tallaght Regional Hospital.
1962 Temple Street Children's University Hospital[33] Masterplan, first building, convent and chapel.
Calcutta Drug Rehabilitation centre Kolkata
St John's Hospital Limerick Hospital Chapel and Hospital Alterations
Cavan General Hospital Cavan New hospital and detached turf-fired boiler house which was later adapted for other fuels.[34]
Jervis Street Hospital[35] Dublin demolished Masterplan and theatres.
M. M. M. Hospital Drogheda Theatres and extension.
1954 Bon Secours Hospital, Galway[12] Galway Previously known as St Galvia Private Hospital.
Assisi House Navan Road, Dublin In use for original purpose. Chapel and age related residential home.
1966 Manresa House Dollymount, Dublin In use for original purpose. Chapel and multi-storey retreat house.
The Communications Centre Stillorgan Road and Booterstown Avenue, Dublin demolished Building demolished, boundary wall remains. Apartments built on the site.
1963 Boys Club and Administration Building[36] Nicholas Street, Dublin In use by St Vincent de Paul. For St. Vincent de Paul.
Milford House Novitiate Limerick Alterations.
Airmonut Convent Waterford
1971 Stephen Court Dublin In use as office building. Anglo-Irish bank are no longer tenants.[7] An office building built for Irish Life.[37] Building altered by removing public access to the central courtyard and sculpture and relocating office entrance to street facade.[7]
1982 Ceann Arus, G.A.A. Headquarters Building[12] Jones's Road, Dublin demolished
1978 AIB Bankcentre Ballsbridge, Dublin partly demolished 2019 Office complex and computer centre.[38] Front four three and four storey blocks demolished, to make way for larger buildings.[7]
Turlough Hill Power Station[39] County Wicklow In use for original purpose. Administration Building, offices and control building for the E.S.B.
1980 Irish Life Centre Lower Abbey Street In use as original purpose. Includes swimming pool, theatre, archives, and second floor gardens. Originally designed to be two stories higher. Later extension to the Centre, with facades to Abbey Street and Marlborough Street, Dublin including department store at ground floor level, garden at first floor level with central conference centre.[40][37]
1964 Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church[12] Dublin Airport Church, campanile, atrium and adjoining house.
1955 Our Lady and St David Naas, County Kildare Mortuary chapel only.[12]
1976 St Lelia's Church[12][41] Killeely Road, Ballynantybeg, Limerick renovated by Kernan Architects In use as church.
1973 St Fintan's Church[42] parish hall as designed has been demolished and new hall by RKD Architects.[7] Sutton, Dublin In use as church. Atrium, campanile, parish centre (rebuilt in the original spirit),[43] and parochial house.
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church Johnstown, Killiney Parish hall demolished, church renovated by RKD [7] Church renovated by others, parish hall (demolished), entrance courtyard (demolished). In use as designed.
Church Central Highlands, New Guinea Built in timber frame and grass cladding.
St Mary's Church Tampa, Florida, United States
St Mary's Church Howth Howth Reordering of sanctuary.
Fr. John Sullivan tomb, Gardiner Street Church Gardiner Street, Dublin
Oratory at Loyola House Eglington Road Destroyed in fire.
Convent for Missionaries of Charity South Circular Road, Dublin For Mother Teresa nuns. Adaption of existing house.
1959 Shannon Shamrock Hotel[12] Bunratty, County Limerick Hotel closed in 2009
1964 Irish Pavilion, New York Worlds Fair New York, United States demolished Temporary building.[44]

Unrealised projects

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Year Name Location Other information
Umtali Cathedral, Rhodesia Mutare, Zimbabwe Concept sketch plans only.
Office building complex Ship Street, Dublin Castle On the site of serpentine gardens.
1950s Church, Bird Avenue Competition entry.
Chapel of Reconciliation Knock, County Mayo Competition entry, 3rd place.
House Blessington For Mrs. Montefiori.
Housing 29–31, Permbroke Gardens Scheme as built is similar to the original concept.
AIB Headquarters Ranelagh The project was relocated to Ballsbridge site, and housing was built on site.
Mount Carmel Hospital Oratory Rathgar Appears on perspective drawings but was not built.
A.I.B. Bankcentre Ballsbridge Amenity Block K and Housing Block J Mixed use was a planning requirement, housing subsequently designed by others.
All Hallows College Drumcondra Curvilinear building from the Junior House to O'Donnell House.
Waterfront Commercial Development Limerick
Reordering of Trinity College Chapel Dublin City. Scheme probably considered too radical at the time proposed.[45]
Tower at Adelaide and Meath Hospital Tallaght Tower was intended to stand at the main entrance to enable visitors to navigate from the site entrance to the building entrance.

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