AvroKO strives for a Joycean feel in €25 million Ormond Hotel redevelopment plan

A city centre hotspot when it first opened its doors in 1900, much has been made of the hotel’s role in the Sirens chapter of James Joyce’s Ulysses

1 Hotel in Central Park West in New York was recently redesigned by AvroKO

The redevelopment of the Ormond Hotel on Dublin’s North quays is finally under way following a series of stops and starts over the past decade.

The hotel and site of the Temple of Sound nightclub, ceased trading in 2005 and was bought the following year for €17 million by developer Bernard McNamara. The landmark venue at 7-13 ...