| The Kodak Building | |
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The Kodak Building in 2019
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  Location in Dublin | |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial and office |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | Rathmines |
| Address | 41A Blackberry Lane, Dublin, Ireland D06 AK24 |
| Coordinates | 53°19′43″N 6°15′54″W / 53.3285°N 6.2649°W / 53.3285; -6.2649 |
| Current tenants | Advertising agency, other |
| Construction started | 1930 |
| Completed | 1932 |
| Client | Kodak |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Donnelly, Moore and Keatinge |
| References | |
| www.theKodakbuilding.com | |
The Kodak Building is an Art Deco building in the inner suburb of RathminesinDublin, Ireland.[1] It was designed by architects Donnelly, Moore and Keatinge in 1930 and was built in 1932.[2] It was originally the warehouse for Kodak Ireland and now houses an advertising agency and other businesses.[2][3]
According to the Twentieth Century Society, Kodak's founder George Eastman ran "an image-conscious company" and wanted the Dublin building to disguise the "raw factory" within. Kodak hired Irish firm Donnelly Moore and Keatinge. They designed a structure with horizontal steel windows that were embedded in concrete walls. They accompanied this with "a squat but imposing tower with vertical slit windows as its central feature".[2] William Sedgewick Keatinge made alterations to the design starting in 1949 and later still, Paul Keogh Architects undertook a complete refurbishment of the building.[4][5]
In naming the structure as "building of the month" for August 2019, the Twentieth Century Society stated that "the building itself, despite having its once-cream render painted white, still stands out against Dublin’s traditional red brick streets". Noting further that a commentator had said the structure looked like “a stray project from Miami Beach that found itself cast adrift in Dublin”.[2]
