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| PROJECT: |
Teagasc |
| BUILDING TYPE: |
Office |
| FLOOR AREA: |
750 sq. m. |
| CLIENT: |
Teagasc |
| COMPLETED: |
2006 |
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We were appointed to design a new wing for the existing laboratory building to accommodate research and administrative offices. The new wing is in close proximity to a meteorological station and has to comply with strict guidelines regarding its position on site and potential impact on scientific data.
The building is composed of two parts: a curved copper clad segment containing the research offices and a fibrous cement clad funnel containing the larger offices and public rooms. The main meeting room presents a dramatic façade with floor to ceiling glazing, with solar screening provided by bronze-clad fins. The view from this room overlooks mature woodland to the east .
The façade of the building presents a new public face for Teagasc’s research operations which were previously accommodated in the historic castle building.
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