Creative Industries Innovation Hub
We are delighted to have obtained planning approval to our design for a new Creative Industries Innovation Hub at GMIT, Cluain Mhuire, Galway
The design comprises a a vibrant stand-alone two-storey building of over 13,500sq.ft on the existing GMIT Creative Arts campus at Cluain Mhuire, Galway which will provide flexible multi-unit & co-working space for the Creative Industries
Creative Industries Innovation Hub
Our client CREW, is a collaborative not for profit company established between GMIT, Western Development Commission (WDC) and Galway Film Centre (GFC), where the project shall support innovation in the Creative Industries sector in the West of Ireland
Sited to the front of the GMIT campus, the striking contemporary design is intended as a response to the attractive setting of the existing historic Cluain Mhuire buildings and chapel on the GMIT campus (protected Structure)
With subtle references to the existing context, the proposed building is designed to reveal itself through the existing trees with the enhancement of the existing green space, breathing life into this part of the campus, while improving pedestrianisation though the re-establishing of the existing historic secondary entrance to the front of the existing building and new pedestrian route from Wellpark road
Low carbon design and sustainability are key considerations in the design, where the building is orientated to maximize passive solar gain with expectation to exceed present nZEB (near zero energy building) standards
Credentials include a ‘fabric first’ approach of a very high performing building envelope & airtightness standards, greenscaping /permeable hardscaping & rain water harvesting to both limit potable water usage and surface water discharge to the public system, renewal heating/cooling/power and an overall ambition to provide an ultra low carbon development
The building and site will also avail of adjacent public transport included intended future bus corridor and dedicated cycle lane to Wellpark road under the current Galway Transport Strategy (GTS)
sketch view from Wellpark road
