CENTRE FOR CREATIVITY, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN (UCD)
Dublin, Ireland. 2018
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PROGRAM: gateway campus building with studios, lecture halls, exhibition space, forum space, foyer, cafe, and observation center
CLIENT: University College Dublin
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STATUS: In Design
The Center for Creative Design and adjacent entry plaza with reflecting pool mark the New Campus Arrival experience.The Centre for Creative Design is designed around five concepts:
Place inspired by geometries of the Giant’s Causeway and the work of James Joyce
Space for experience instead of an object
Gateway presence on the horizon, R138 and up close
Natural Light and generous proportion to all interior spaces
Circuit of Social Connection linking everyone in free and open way for creative collaboration at the heart and sould of the building
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- University College Dublin, Future Campus Competition
Credits +
architect
- Steven Holl Architects
Steven Holl (design architect, principal)
Chris McVoy (partner in charge)
Filipe Taboada (project architect, associate)
Ruoyu Wei (project architect)
Alessandra Catherine Calaguire, Michael Haddy, Seo Hee Lee, Jacobo Mingorance Arranz, Yiqing Zhao, Jongseo Lee, Zak Al-Haffar (project team)
associate architect
- RKD
structural engineer
- Arup
mechanical engineer
- Arup
landscape architect / urban designer
- Mitchell Associates
climate engineer
- Transsolar
facade engineer
- Muphy Facade Systems
analyst, placemaking
- Brightspot Strategy
planning and development
- Brock McClure
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