CREW Block laying ceremony
We were delighted to attend the block laying ceremony this week of our design for a new Creative Industries Innovation Hub at the ATU Creative Arts & Media campus, Galway with Mr. Simon Coveney, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Creative Industries Innovation Hub
Our client CREW (Creative Enterprise West) is a collaborative initiative led by Atlantic Technical University (ATU) Galway, Western Development Commission (WDC) and Ardán (formally the Galway Film Centre)
CREW supports enterprises in areas such as design, film and TV production, animation, gaming, content development and AR/VR from its base at the ATU Galway campus, Cluain Mhuire, Galway and the project shall support innovation in the Creative Industries sector in the West of Ireland
Sited to the front of the ATU campus, the striking contemporary design is designed to enhance the attractive setting of the existing historic Cluain Mhuire buildings and chapel on the ATU campus (a protected Structure)
The design comprises a a vibrant stand-alone two-storey building of over 13,500sq.ft on the existing Atlantic Technical University(ATU) Creative Arts & Media campus at Cluain Mhuire, Galway which will provide flexible multi-unit & co-working space for the Creative Industries
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 a former historic secondary entrance to the front of the existing building and new pedestrian route from Wellpark road
Low carbon design & sustainability are key considerations, where the building is orientated to maximize passive solar gain with an expectation to exceed present nZEB (near zero energy building) standards
Credentials include a ‘fabric first’ approach through high performing building envelope & airtightness standards, greenscaping /permeable hardscaping to minimise surface water discharge to the public system, heat pump technology and an overall ambition to provide a low carbon development
The building and site will also avail of adjacent public transport including future intended bus corridor & dedicated cycle lane to Wellpark road, under the current Galway Transport Strategy (GTS)
