2024 – Peace Campus, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan

Commissioned by Monaghan County Council, the Monaghan Peace Campus is a €17.6 million project, providing the local community with a four-storey hub, comprised of a cultural heritage centre, a library, youth facility and a number of “adaptable community spaces”, a media suite, podcast studios and youth spaces. In addition to underground parking and a shared outdoor space. Constructed on what was the local council’s plant yard, it is an awkward shaped site surrounded by busy roads.

The building’s layout has been designed to create flexible spaces that can suit a variety of needs, to be accessed off open social areas, encouraging integration. To echo the flexibility and openness of the building, the Ibstock Birtley Olde English Buff brick was chosen to create a mellow and contemporary finish to marry the building’s ultra-modern aesthetic.