Feature Staircase for Dublin’s St. Stephen’s Green

When we were asked by Tadhg O’Driscoll Design to look at the possibility of manufacturing a stunning cantilevered staircase in conjunction with Henry J Lyons Architects for Kennedy Wilson’s new offices we just had to check it out. Cantilever design with fixings only at the top and bottom using mildsteel, glass and stainless steel and of course our blackwash finish …

Metalwork by CDS at Hanover Quay site for Cairn

Cairn approached us in conjunction with McCauley Daye O’Connell Architects to look at designing a glass balustrade system that would be aesthetically pleasing and would work structurally on an already complex apartment bock development design in Dublin’s Docklands. After many meetings, hundreds of drawings prepared, over 72 tonnes of glass and 1800m of mildsteel balustrades the results are very pleasing …

Generation A Competition 2019 #gacomp2019

In November 2018, in Ballyfoyle, 5 metal fabrication apprentices got together to design, manufacture and present a large scale letter A as their entry for Generation A Competition 2019. A competition to promote apprenticeships as a real career path in Ireland. #gacomp2019 The following presentation tells their story…. (Please click on the following link) Generation A Competition 2019 The finished …

Generation A 2019 Competition

The 2019 Generation Apprenticeship Competition invites apprentices to design and build a 3 dimensional letter “A” using their skills and materials which are involved in their apprenticeship training. The aim of the competition is to highlight the importance and value of apprenticeships as a route to skills development in 21st century Ireland and we have set up TEAM CDS to …