Client: Údarás na Gaeltachta
Project Description: Construction of the Pearses’ Cottage, Visitor’s Interpretive Centre, Rosmuc, Co Galway
The works consisted of the construction of a single-storey Interpretive Centre of approximately 500sq.m with a pinched open gable roof of fretted zinc to complement the bog landscape in Rosmuc, Co Galway.
The Interpretive Centre is located in an SAC and is adjacent to Pearses’ Cottage a protected structure.
The building incorporated a Steel frame construction with associated pre-cast slab installation. Inside the style is contemporary with a sense of openness provided by plentiful natural light. There is a flagstone reception area with a small café. Following on through there are exhibition stands with panels of woven willow acting as partitions. There are video walls, interactive displays, looping projections and touchscreens. Specialist crafstmen were employed based on their knowledge of heritage and conservation processes. At the egress of the building is a large window allowing a view of Pearses’ cottage and a walkway which links the Centre to the Cottage.
A new site access and car/bus parking areas were created to the front of the Building and the project included all associated site works and landscaping.
This project was completed on time and to budget.
Completion Date: November 2016
Value: €2.2m
Cliant: Údarás na Gaeltachta
Eolas faoin Tionscadal: Tógáil Theach an Phiarsaigh, Ionad Léirithe do Chuairteoirí, Ros Muc, Co. na Gaillimhe
Mar chuid den obair, tógadh Ionad Léirithe aon stóir le hachar 500 méadar cearnach. Tá díon beannach oscailte faoi chlúdach sinc chrinnte chun teacht leis an tírdhreach portaigh i Ros Muc, Co. na Gaillimhe.
Tá an tIonad Léirithe suite i limistéar caomhnaithe speisialta agus é lonnaithe trasna ó Theach an Phiarsaigh, struchtúr atá faoi chosaint.
Tá an fhoirgneamh déanta as fráma cruach agus leaca réamhtheilgthe suiteáilte air. Tá an taobh amuigh den fhoirgneamh déanta ar stíl chomhaimseartha agus cuireann solas nádúrtha an lae le méid an ionaid. Tá an t-ionad fáiltithe déanta as leac chloiche mar aon le caife beag. Níos faide isteach, tá seastáin thaispeántais le painéil de shaileacha fite atá in úsáid mar landairí . Tá ballaí ann le físeáin, taispeántais idirghníomhacha, teilgin lúbtha agus scáileáin thadhaill. Fostaíodh ceardaithe speisialta a raibh saineolas acu ar an oidhreacht agus ar na próisis chaomhnaithe. Ar an mbealach amach ón bhfoirgneamh tá fuinneog mhór a thugann radharc ar Theach an Phiarsaigh agus cosán a nascanna an tIonad leis an Teachín.
Tógadh bealach isteach nua chuig an suíomh mar aon le carrchlós do charranna/bhusanna os comhair an fhoirgnimh. Bhí na hoibreacha láithreáin uile agus an tírdhreachtú mar chuid den tionscadal.