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Rossaveel Small Craft Harbour
Rossaveel Small Craft Harbour
Galway, Ireland
Finalist, 2025 A+Awards, Details - Architecture +Concrete
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Rossaveel Small Craft Harbour
Galway, Ireland
Finalist, 2025 A+Awards, Details - Architecture +Concrete
Project of the Day on Jun 23, 2025
Project Featured on Jun 23, 2025
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2024
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
$500K - 1M
Rossaveel SCH Amenity Building provides facilities for boats staying at the harbour. The project is located at the edge of a man-made pier on an extremely exposed site and deals with the threshold between sky, land and sea.
The project was designed in collaboration with CAMPUS and delivered in December 2023. Landscape work for the larger site area is on going.
The roof is a simple inverted planar surface which is detailed to create a waterfall feature pouring rainwater back into the sea. This rises on the corner to allow the super intendants office to look out over the harbour entrance. The concept for the elevations is that the ground plane, which is made of natural stone, folds up onto the building and the reinforced concrete roof continues down the facade. Rectangular openings are formed where these two materials meet, giving an undulating materiality reflecting the landscape beyond the project.
In this harsh environment concrete was chosen both as structure and an external finish due to its durability and longevity. This reduces the need for the frequent replacements or repairs, which have affected the surrounding metal clad buildings of the harbour. The building’s thermal mass properties help regulate indoor temperatures, reducing the need for excessive heating and cooling. This leads to lower energy consumption and reduced carbon emissions. The material choice also helped with fire strategy as the loadbearing concrete walls enclose an ESB Substation which is integrated into the building.
Rectangular openings are formed where these two materials meet giving an undulating materiality reflecting the landscape beyond the project.
The project was designed in collaboration with CAMPUS and delivered in December 2023. Landscape work for the larger site area is on going.
The roof is a simple inverted planar surface which is detailed to create a waterfall feature pouring rainwater back into the sea. This rises on the corner to allow the super intendants office to look out over the harbour entrance. The concept for the elevations is that the ground plane, which is made of natural stone, folds up onto the building and the reinforced concrete roof continues down the facade. Rectangular openings are formed where these two materials meet, giving an undulating materiality reflecting the landscape beyond the project.
In this harsh environment concrete was chosen both as structure and an external finish due to its durability and longevity. This reduces the need for the frequent replacements or repairs, which have affected the surrounding metal clad buildings of the harbour. The building’s thermal mass properties help regulate indoor temperatures, reducing the need for excessive heating and cooling. This leads to lower energy consumption and reduced carbon emissions. The material choice also helped with fire strategy as the loadbearing concrete walls enclose an ESB Substation which is integrated into the building.
Rectangular openings are formed where these two materials meet giving an undulating materiality reflecting the landscape beyond the project.
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