Cork is on track to reclaim the title of having Ireland’s tallest residential building as the main core of the 25-storey Railyard development, which now stands at over 85.5m, was completed over the weekend.
Specialist contractor Slipform UK commenced pouring the lift and stair core on 18 March.
Over 1,700 cubic meters of concrete was poured continuously and tied over 225 tonnes of reinforcing steel.
The team worked 24/7 over 10 days to reach full height.
The contractor averaged two and a half floors per day with a crew of 30 specialist workers on each 12-hour shift.
Dan Sheehan, Contracts Manager with main contractor PJ Hegarty commended the rapid progress.
"We are very pleased to have completed this important phase of the project safely and on schedule, which was the result of months of planning and collaboration across the project team.
"Cores 2 and 3 shall now commence, which are a more traditional precast concrete design which we expect to have completed by the end of April."
With the arrival of the lift and stair core of the tower on Cork’s skyline, the public has a sense of the scale of the project, located at the transition point between the historical city core and the new dockland development.
The Railyard also involves the renovation of the two listed buildings on site, namely Carey House and the former railway terminus building.
When fully constructed, the Railyard will be the tallest residential building in Ireland, designed by architects Henry J Lyons with input from specialist tall building architect Richard Coleman of London based City Designer.
The project consists of a landmark, slender 25-storey tower, which steps down to 13-storeys and then 9-storeys.
The Railyard will deliver 217 affordable new homes in Cork’s Docklands by the end of 2027.
The Railyard Apartment Scheme is the result of a collaborative partnership between Cork City Council, Clúid and JCD Group.
