Another Success for Victoria Square

BDP’s Belfast studio has triumphed with Victoria Square at the RIAI Irish Architecture Awards in Dublin’s Cow Shed Theatre, Phoenix Park, Monday 22 June. BDP won the award in the Best Retail Development category for Victoria Square, on which its architects and designers worked for nearly a decade. The Awards were hosted by RTE broadcaster, Ryan Tubridy.

Receiving the award, BDP architect associate Stephen Gallagher commented: “We are truly delighted to win such a prestigious award, and it is an honour to receive recognition from the RIAI, particularly in these challenging times.”

Victoria Square was the only Northern Ireland project to win at this year’s awards, and BDP the only Northern Ireland architecture practice to receive an award. Having developed the concept along with client Multi Development UK Ltd and T+T Design, BDP also provided engineering, planning, landscape architecture and interior design services for the scheme.

One of the most important regeneration projects in Belfast in recent times, Victoria Square includes nearly 63,000m2 of retail floorspace over three floors, anchored by a flagship House of Fraser store, and including a multi-screen cinema, food court and restaurant terrace, 106 apartments and a two-level basement car park for 1000 cars.

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Irish Architecture Awards 2009 were open to projects designed by RIAI members that were completed in 2008. The Irish Architecture Awards Exhibition will run at the Cow Shed Theatre until Friday 28th August 2009.