Liberties House Reimagines Co-Living in Dublin with Social Heart
Liberties House anchors a premium co-living address in Dublin, Ireland, by Concrete Architectural Associates. The project gathers 371 apartments and a rich sweep of communal rooms under one roof, tuned to the energy of The Liberties. Compact studios sit beside layered social zones, giving residents privacy where it counts and connection when they want it. Designed in 2025, the scheme reads as contemporary city living with a neighborhood pulse.
Late afternoon light slides across painted walls as residents drift between a library perch and the central kitchen. The building holds a low hum of activity, then quiet pockets where the city loosens its grip.
This is a co-living project in Dublin’s The Liberties by Concrete Architectural Associates, planned for the rhythms of shared urban life. The throughline is program: compact private studios balanced by a generous sequence of communal rooms, each one tuned for daily use.
Map Daily Life
A clear program sets the tone from entry to apartment. Residents move from lobby to club living, then peel off to a library, a central kitchen, or up to a game room and cinema for evening downtime. Fitness and yoga sit adjacent to a small event stage, so routines fold easily into social calendars without long internal commutes. It’s a daily map that reads quickly and feels intuitive.
Invent the Built-In
Inside the apartments, a continuous built-in becomes the organizing tool. The element consolidates kitchen, bed, wardrobes, storage, and even the doorway to the bedroom, working like a Swiss Army knife to free floors and corners for living. A short hall separates the sleep zone to guard privacy, and the whole room gains legibility from one linear move. Sizes range from compact 17 m2 (183 sq ft) studios to 35 m2 (377 sq ft) homes for different routines.
Stack Communal Rooms
Rather than cordon programs into isolated boxes, the building sets an open landscape across multiple levels. Residents see activity at a distance and choose where to land, whether that’s a work nook, a soft seat near the library, or a table by the kitchen during dinner prep. Changes in level and ceiling height cue use without signs—one step up for focus, one step down for play. The result is easy circulation and frequent, casual encounters.
Color-Code Gathering
Murals and graphic tapestries by local artists stitch identity through the commons. Color and pattern act as landmarks, tying a lounge to the kitchen or leading the eye toward the cinema and game room. These surfaces work as both art and wayfinding, keeping the rooms legible during busy hours. A resident can read the palette from across the floor and know where to head next.
Live Together Well
The program addresses a young professional crowd drawn to Dublin’s business and cultural pull. Compact apartments handle the essentials; shared rooms extend the daily routine with places to work, train, or host friends. A lobby handshake, a library pause, a yoga reset: the cadence builds across the day. By night, the cinema and stage shift the mood without leaving home.
Morning or evening, the building reads the same—clear, social, and easy to navigate. Light picks out color on the murals as residents pass, then settles into the quieter alcoves where conversations taper and the city fades.
Photography by Roger O’Sullivan
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