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This masterplan for Mount Anville Secondary School sets out a comprehensive vision to unify and enhance the existing campus. The proposal integrates a suite of new facilities, including a state-of-the-art sports hall with an associated spectator stand, a new welcoming entrance, an extension to the learning facilities, new staff accommodation, and a new library.

A fundamental goal of the masterplan is to resolve the currently fragmented nature of the campus. The design achieves this by strategically creating a network of new visual and physical links between new and existing buildings. This approach establishes intuitive circulation paths and a stronger sense of place, transforming the disparate elements of the school into a cohesive, integrated, and legible educational environment for students and staff alike.

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This masterplan for a new low-density residential community with over 200 homes is built around a network of interconnected, courtyard-style open spaces. This core design principle creates a series of intimate, sheltered green areas that foster a strong sense of community and offer high-quality

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This ambitious masterplan, located adjacent to the renowned Fairyhouse Racecourse, proposes a vibrant, fully integrated mixed-use development. The scheme is designed as a new destination, incorporating a diverse program of residential areas, educational facilities, a hotel, local shops, conference facilities, and a business park.

The core strategic objective of the masterplan is to bridge the existing physical and social gap between the racecourse and the nearby Ratoath town centre. By establishing new connections and a dynamic mix of uses, the design transforms a disconnected area into a cohesive new quarter. This proposal not only serves its new residents and businesses but also forges a crucial link that seamlessly integrates the racecourse into the wider community fabric of Ratoath.

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Coultry Gardens is a large-scale residential development (LRD) situated on a 3.17-hectare site in Ballymun, Dublin 9. Designed for Tuath Housing Association, the masterplan establishes a high-density urban structure that integrates with the existing neighbourhood fabric.

The design follows a perimeter-block layout to enclose the streetscape outwardly while creating quiet, semi-private communal courtyards at the centre of each block. A network of pedestrian pathways and green spaces enhances local permeability, linking Ballymun Road with Coultry Park to the east.

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The development objective is to create a vibrant mixed-use Urban Centre to serve the emerging New Town of Seven Mills. Located beside Kishoge Train Station, Seven Mills Exchange Square is an inclusive neighbourhood designed to a sustainable density that will anchor the shopping, employment and civic needs the growing community.

ALTU Architects were appointed by Cairn Homes to provide Masterplanning and Architectural Services, leading to a Planning Grant in April 2024.

Incorporating high quality public realm, extensive cycle and walking routes, the development provides an improved integration with the existing Train station and the community.

The dwellings are being designed to a PassivHaus Standard to create quality homes that leave a minimal impact on the environment and lower energy costs to the occupier.

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The vision of the Clonburris SDZ is to provide a new sustainable mixed-use town of 9,000+ households on a high-capacity rail line to the west of Dublin. ALTU Architects have been working as part of a multi-disciplinary Design Team, for Cairn Homes to realise the first Urban Centre (Cooper’s Square) to service the community.

ALTU Architects have provided master-planning and architectural services to the project, obtaining a Planning Grant in Q3 2023.

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The ILAC Quarter Masterplan sets out a bold vision to transform a key city centre site into a vibrant, mixed-use urban district that re-establishes the ILAC Centre as a premier destination in Dublin’s core. Rooted in careful analysis of the existing urban structure and retail context, the concept proposes a renewed urban identity — one that reconnects with the surrounding street network while introducing a new, active heart to the city. At the centre of the proposal is a generous, covered-but-open Central Urban Square — a social and cultural hub defined by new food, leisure, and civic uses. This space acts as a meeting point, performance venue, and everyday gathering place, bringing new vibrancy and permeability to the historic city grain. The masterplan envisions a layered mix of uses including restaurants, hotel, residential, a city garden, a library, and a rooftop viewing platform overlooking Dublin. These components are arranged to form new street edges, activate Moore Street, and stitch the ILAC Centre into its urban surroundings with a finegrain and pedestrian-focused approach.

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This mixed-use scheme introduces a new residential and retail anchor to a prominent corner in the heart of Ratoath town centre. Responding to its central location, the design employs a varying height strategy of three to five storeys, effectively addressing the urban streetscape while creating appropriate density.

A key feature of the design is the creation of a series of private podium courtyards. These elevated green spaces, situated above a concealed basement car park, provide a high-quality, sheltered amenity for residents. This approach successfully integrates the public vibrancy of ground-floor retail with the private sanctuary of residential life above, creating a dynamic and well-defined new urban block for Ratoath.

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