The jobs being created are for senior level architecture, design and branding professionals with the sector expertise to deliver international projects. New technologies and systems will also be used to deliver specialist architecture, retail and design consultancy services to clients.

"Our plans for the future will be supported by ongoing investment as a knowledge led consultancy, " says company managing director, Hugh Wallace. "We have accentuated our skills and strengths to the point where we are able to compete with the very best international firms. We are confident of continuing successful growth based on a clearly defined strategy and underpinned by the leadership position that we have achieved to date."

The company, which was set up in 1980, is one of the largest multidisciplinary practices in Ireland with offices in Dublin Galway and Belfast. It has a current turnover in excess of 18m per annum and works for a wide portfolio of Irish, UK and International clients. Recent projects include Dundrum Town Centre, The g Hotel in Galway, Johnson Court in Sligo, Scotch Hall in Drogheda and the Eye Cinema in Galway.

Douglas Wallace already has offices in the UK and is involved in significant projects there, including the redevelopment of Bow Street Magistrates Court in Westminster and the Queensmere Observatory Centre in Slough. The firm's UK clients include Harrods, Bang & Olufsen, London Town Hotels, Debenhams, Habitat, Bradford and Bingley, Gap Holdings and Starbucks.

The company is also engaged in the design of residential and mixed use developments in eastern europe and is currently working on the redevelopment of the major Floreasca Shopping Centre in Bucharest.