Aras Chill Dara

Aras Chill Dara
© Heneghan Peng Architects
Aras Chill Dara
© Heneghan Peng Architects

ARAS CHILL DARA

Heneghan Peng Architects + Arthur Gibney & Partners

ARCHITECTS
Heneghan Peng Architects + Arthur Gibney & Partners

FACADE
Engineering RFR

CLIENT
Kildare County Council

LOCATION
Prosperous Rd, Clane, Co. Kildare, Ireland

CATEGORY
Institutional Buildings

Text description provided by architect.

Aras Chill Dara is the administrative headquarters of Co. Kildare. The council wished to make their full range of services easily accessible to the public and to situate the building and garden as a public space.

Aras Chill Dara
© Heneghan Peng Architects
Aras Chill Dara
© Heneghan Peng Architects

This project is formed around the civic garden which slowly inclines from the street to the building entrance, its sloped surface making the garden visible from the street and conversely providing an improved view back to the street.

The two bars that form the civic offices enclose and are a continuation of the civic garden. Building and park no longer read as two distinct elements but rather combine to create an outdoor room.

Aras Chill Dara
© Heneghan Peng Architects
Aras Chill Dara
© Heneghan Peng Architects

The ramps that connect the bars are a transitional space with loose environmental control that allow the park/ amphitheatre to visually flow through, while internally the ramps serve as the primary circulation space in the building creating a clear navigation route.

Aras Chill Dara
© Heneghan Peng Architects
Aras Chill Dara
© Heneghan Peng Architects


Aras Chill Dara
Plan 01
Aras Chill Dara
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Plan 03
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Aras Chill Dara
Section 01
Aras Chill Dara
Section 02