3D Design Bureau

Enabling works are now underway at the site of the new Tarbert Next Generation Power Station in County Kerry, following a final investment decision by SSE Thermal. Plans were granted by An Bord Pleanála in October 2024, following a detailed consultation period with local stakeholders. The project also holds a 10-year capacity agreement awarded in 2023.

Wicklow County Council has received a planning application for a new mixed-use development on a 0.84-hectare site located off St. Patrick’s Road, Wicklow Town. The proposed scheme includes the construction of 25 residential units and the refurbishment and change of use of an existing retail building and yard into commercial office space.

Dublin City Council has granted planning permission for the construction of a rooftop helipad at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH), in Dublin. The helipad will sit approximately 36 metres above ground level on the roof of the Rock Wing, inaugurated in 2023. The project is part of the continued improvements and expansion made to the hospital.

Fingal County Council has granted planning permission for a new residential scheme located on lands at Mabestown, Malahide, Co. Dublin. Developed by Beakonshaw and designed by Reddy Architecture and Urbanism, the estimated €12.7m scheme will deliver 48 new homes in a mix of houses and duplex/apartment units.

A planning application has been submitted to Dublin City Council for the construction of a mixed-use hotel and residential scheme at Parkgate Street, Dublin 8, on the site formerly occupied by Westbrook Motors. Works will involve the demolition of all existing structures on site, except for portions of the facade at No. 29 Parkgate Street.

Dublin City Council has granted planning permission for a new mixed-use student accommodation development located on Church Lane and Swords Road, in Santry, Dublin 9. The decision paves the way for the construction of a single-block development featuring 221 purpose-built student bed spaces and an integrated café.

Guidelines and standards for daylight and sunlight assessments have been very confusing over the past number of years. This is because, particularly in Ireland, reference to now superseded daylight and sunlight documentation still remains in some government guidelines for property development.

Virtual tours are a key ingredient in property marketing strategies. These interactive experiences are used to showcase both built spaces and for properties that are still under construction or in the design phase.

Off-plans 360 virtual tours allow a user to move through the future planned space from point to point of internal and external areas. These 360 tours give users a fully immersive experience and are designed to a photo-realistic standard.

Understanding Daylight and Sunlight assessments can be difficult. They involve a huge amount of work from skilled analysts to understand the large quantity of data and to collate it into a clear and concise understanding of how a proposed property development will perform when built.

A report by Global Market Insights (GMI) has projected that 3D Rendering Software will achieve growth of 20% per year between 2020 and 2026. The market size surpassed $2B in 2019 and if projections are accurate, there will be a total increase of 450% over 7 years.

Hybrid tours are a combination or merging of real spaces and renders, where both can co-exist and interact within a virtual tour. Users have the ability to navigate through the real and virtual world at the same time.