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THE BRIEF
Our client owned a classic town bar, it was dark, had low ceilings and was smokey, but had a reputation for great music and fun. The site was narrow and angled with a larger but underused space to the rear. The brief was to create new bars and nightclub that maximised the development potential of the site.OUR WORK
A feasibility study determined that it would be possible to build to three storeys and form a nightclub, unlike any other in the local area, with two floors of feeder bars to target different types of customers. The building is designed to be adaptable to the tourist season as it ebbs and flows. The third floor accommodates bedrooms that allows registration as an Hotel which provides enormous tax benefits.THE RESULT
We have created a two storey nightclub that can operate on the ground floor only without loss of character. There is a ground floor bar serving meals and drinks all day and a jazzy DJ Bar on the first floor. Both have direct connection to the club and serve as feeder bars in the early evening and ‘Chill-out’ bars to the club in the later hours. The building caters for 1500-1800 guests when in full operation and has 19 bedrooms and is now the McSorleys Hotel. People travel from all over Ireland to visit McSorely’s - A successful and exciting venue!“One of the most upmarket nightclubs outside of Dublin” THE KERRYMAN
“PHD ASSOCIATES have indeed maximised the potential of the site and created a premises without rival in Kerry”.
John Bowler, McSorleys