archaeological development services

The project involved the fitting out of a spec built industrial for processing archaeological material for the client company
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box architecture
an empty room with glass walls and wooden doors
This creates a flexible exposed plan in the centre of the building allowing daylight to strategically penetrate deep into the structure by retaining the translucent roof lights
an empty room with wooden doors and windows
A mezzanine to the front leaves a partial void to the rear of the building
an empty hallway with wooden doors and glass walls
Located in a new industrial estate to the north of Kells in County Meath, the structure is a portal frame forming a pitched roof front to rear with eaves at six meters and a ridge level at eight and a quarter meters
an empty room with glass walls and wooden columns
Finishes are clean and crisp with minimal amount of detailing and gives clarity"
an empty room with wooden doors and glass partitions
The functions are delineated by clear glass walls interrupted by timber planes which designate the access and egress points and allow for the manipulation of space dependant on the particular use of the building at any given time
an empty hallway with stairs leading up to the second floor
A shaft of light infiltrating down the stairs indicates access to the mezzanine level where the utility box containing circulation and ancillary services is continued
a person standing in an empty room with glass walls
The brief required that the industrial feel of the building be retained as much as possible and that the use of natural daylight be maximised. The design approach informed by the programme was to insert a series of objects into the building around which the plan evolved