Dundalk Institute of Technology - Nursing and Health Studies

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2002 - 2004
Dublin Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth

Client
Dundalk Institute of Technology
Area
4,212 sq.m



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The Challenge

This 4,212-m2 building provides a high-quality teaching and study environment for 440 nursing and health students. The accommodation has been arranged on three levels, with a lower-ground-floor plant area and a glazed sensory teaching garden at the heart of the building. The north wing of the building has been designed with future expansion in mind to the east.  

The Building

A three-storey entrance atrium accommodates reception and a café, and overlooks the entrance plaza. The classrooms at ground floor are of varying size and flexibility. Six raked classrooms are provided, which flank a curved corridor and a single large lecture theatre at the heart of the building.  

The Details

The nursing clinical skills laboratories are located on the first floor to the south and south-east of the sensory garden. A low-energy facility, naturally ventilated is provided as far as possible, with stack-effect cooling. External walls are clad with white calcium silicate brick, which flank the glazed bays, matching the existing brick-clad campus buildings.