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Mason Hayes & Curran move to South Bank House

18 April 2006

Mason Hayes & Curran today (18 April, 2006) move into South Bank House, a purpose built nine-storey building on Barrow Street in the up and coming Dublin Docklands area.

The first law firm to move into the Docklands area, the move consolidates Mason Hayes & Curran’s three existing premises providing the firm with a state of the art office space in a prime location .

Built to specifications devised through an extensive consultation process with Mason Hayes & Curran’s 200 plus staff, South Bank House’s 60,000 square feet will be entirely open plan, a first for an Irish law firm. The building features an atrium extending up five floors to provide plenty of natural light and a fifth floor landscaped terrace garden with views over Dublin Bay.

The enhanced working environment includes a staff café and fully equipped kitchen, multi media facilities, a dedicated training area, gym, exercise space and best in class IT and communications systems.

The building was designed with staff safety and comfort at the forefront of all decisions made.  The atrium features sound absorbing tiles built into the walls, to combat excess noise and prevent echoes reverberating from the ground floor upwards. Flood gates were designed and built in Cologne and installed in the basement car park.  Two floors of client meeting rooms have also been incorporated into the plan.

Commenting on the firm’s move, managing partner Declan Moylan said,

“The move to South Bank House presents exciting opportunities for Mason Hayes & Curran to further develop and enhance our proposition to clients. Dublin Docklands is undergoing a rapid transformation and is fast becoming the hub of Dublin’s commercial activity.  We are delighted to be a part of this progress”.

Today’s move is the culmination of three years internal and external planning and consultation. In partnership with architects Anthony Reddy & Associates, all staff have been actively involved in all elements and stages of the development – from the naming of the building and aesthetic design, its acoustics, natural light provisions, floor plans and use of space.

The move from three premises on Leeson Street and Fitzwilliam Square into South Bank House has involved a fleet of delivery and removal vans, specialist archivists, storage facilitators, IT specialists as well as the support and co-operation of Mason Hayes & Curran’s own staff.

For information on how to get to South Bank House click here.