Den Talamh Meeting Point

Den Talamh Meeting Point
© Jed Niezgoda

DEN TALAMH MEETING POINT

Fuinneamh Workshop Architects

ARCHITECTS
Fuinneamh Workshop Architects

OFFICE LEAD ARCHITECTS
Seán Antóin Ó Muirí

DESIGN TEAM
Caimin Muldoon, Ciara O' Connell

ENGINEERING & CONSULTING > SERVICES
Dept. Of Civil Engineering, Mtu

ENGINEERING & CONSULTING > STRUCTURAL
Civil And Structural Engineering Advisors Ltd

GENERAL CONSTRUCTING
Wiseman Construction Services, John Barron Thatcher

PHOTOGRAPHS
Jed Niezgoda, Seán Antóin Ó Muirí

AREA
40 m²

YEAR
2024

LOCATION
Cork, Ireland

CATEGORY
Installations & Structures, Public Architecture

English description provided by the architects.

Den Talamh Meeting Point
© Jed Niezgoda
Den Talamh Meeting Point
© Jed Niezgoda

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 of Carroll's Bog and draw the park visitor closer to observe and contemplate the beauty of this unique landscape within Cork city.

Den Talamh Meeting Point
© Jed Niezgoda
Den Talamh Meeting Point
© Jed Niezgoda

The design for the EcoLab is deliberately rudimentary. A hoggin floor offers groups a platform to congregate. Two end 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's use as a landfill, in creating a compacted landscape.

Den Talamh Meeting Point
© Jed Niezgoda
Den Talamh Meeting Point
© Jed Niezgoda

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 a miniature temple. Thus, creating an agora for thoughts to be discussed and debated within the park landscape.

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© Seán Antóin Ó Muirí
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Den Talamh Meeting Point
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Den Talamh Meeting Point
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Den Talamh Meeting Point
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Den Talamh Meeting Point
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Elevation 1
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Elevation 2


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Section 1
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Section 2
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Site Section
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Plan


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Site Plan