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The project brief was to create a meeting point for talks on the environment and on the biodiversity within Tramore Valley Park. Conceptually, the building seeks to frame a view to Carroll’s Bog and draw the park visitor closer to observe and contemplate the beauty of this unique landscape within Cork city. The design for the EcoLab, is deliberately rudimentary. A hoggin floor offers groups a platform to congregate. Two gable walls and four columns made of rammed earth enclose the space. The process of “compacting earth” albeit above ground, resonates with the recent history of the site use as a landfill, in creating a compacted landscape. An open timber framed roof reveals a traditional Irish hipped roof structure, while a reed thatched roof finish offers shelter. Finally, the plan of the building references the architecture of miniature temple. Thus, creating an agora for thoughts to be discussed and debated within the park landscape.
Client
LennonTaylor KinShip, Cork City Council & Creative Ireland
Civil + Structural Engineers
Civil and Structural Engineering Advisors Ltd
Collaborators
Caimin Muldoon, Ciara O' Connell
Main Contractor
Wiseman Construction Services
Construction Collaborators
Sean Ahern, Darragh Bairead, James Costello, Jim Fahy, Liam Harte, Conor Healy, Poppy Kilgallon, Michael Long, Jordan Lupton, Kate Madden, Jackie Maurer, Daniel McAuliffe, Owen MacSwiney, Dain McMillan, Peter Murray, Paul O’ Donovan, Jerry O’ Shea, Jerry O’ Sullivan, Mick Pierce, Daniel Quane, Kieran Ruane & Konrad Walczak
Earth Analysis
Dept. of Civil Engineering, MTU
Photography
Seán Antóin Ó Muirí
Project Area
40m²
Site Area
8,800m²
Design
2022
Construction
2022-2024
