2022 – Central Quad TU Dublin, Grangegorman, Dublin

At the TU Dublin Grangegorman Campus formerly the site of a vast Victorian asylum, Central Quad is a contemporary interpretation of the classic university quadrangle. Programmed for interdisciplinary teaching, the building is divided into two L-shaped blocks that are oriented around a landscaped courtyard.

A tripartite arrangement of base, middle, and crown, the façade is constructed of precast concrete and prefabricated panels made of reconstituted stone. A colonnade provides cover and a collegiate atmosphere while large windows are oriented both inward towards the green space of the quad as well as outward toward the campus and surrounding neighbourhood.

The entry to the building features a double-height atrium with routes through the building open and accessible to indicate the social nature of the university as a place for interacting and engaging with each other. In total, the 35,000 sqm building includes a 250-seat lecture theatre with informal learning and common area, staff accommodation, specialist learning facilities including wet and dry laboratories as well as kitchens, teaching restaurants, and workshop/support spaces. The Central Quad is home to 6,500 students and 400 staff and provides flexible and specialist accommodation for ten of the University’s existing schools.

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