Dublin Institute of Design — Kildare Street

Attached four-bay four-storey former house over basement, built 1746-53, restored c. 1990, with lift shaft projection to rear. Now in educational use. Flat roof behind rebuilt red brick parapet with projecting concrete copings; having concealed gutters, and square cast-iron downpipes. Flemish bond red brick walling on painted masonry plinth to upper floors and painted ruled-and-lined rendered walling to basement. Square-headed window openings, diminishing in height to upper floors, with plain rendered reveals, painted masonry sills, and timber sliding sash windows, one-over-one pane to upper floors with ogee horns and six-over-six pane to basement with metal grilles; rear windows appear to be replacement. Square-headed door opening with pedimented surround comprising engaged Doric columns supporting triglyphed entablature with rams' heads, rosettes and foliate motifs, having mutules, guttae and fleuron to soffit of pediment, and replacement eight-panel timber door with brass furniture. Granite entrance platform bridging basement, with cast-iron boot-scrapes. Basement accessed through recent timber battened door. Basement area enclosed by wrought-iron railings on moulded granite plinth, with decorative cast-iron corner posts, and with separate cast-iron entrance gate and masonry steps. Retains good interior.