AAI are excited to host a site visit to the Bord na Móna HQ with Plus Architecture

Meeting Point :

Main Street, Greatconnell, Newbridge (https://maps.app.goo.gl/141mw5EQnge79vaQ9)

PPE required: boots, hard hat, hi-vis, gloves and eye protection

Project Description:

A new corporate HQ for BnM (previously Bord na Móna) in Newbridge, Co. Kildare designed to provide a consolidated home for the business as it pivots to become a renewable energy provider.

The building has been designed as an exemplar low-energy building including a mixed-mode natural ventilation system, integrated PV generation at roof level and a CLT hybrid primary structure. Detailed daylight, glare and CFD modelling were carried out to ensure a high quality working environment.

As a business, BnM is striving to create a benchmark agile workplace for staff, including wellness rooms, sensory room, gym, prayer room, mothering room and flexible team working areas.

CLIENT:

BnM (https://www.bnm.ie/)

DESIGN TEAM:

Architects: Plus Architecture (https://www.plusarchitecture.ie/)

Structural Engineers: Barrett Mahony Structural Engineers (https://www.barrettmahony.com/)

Consulting Engineers: Metec Consulting Engineers (https://www.metec.ie/)

Landscape Architect: Bernard Seymour Landscape Architects (https://bslarch.com/)

Quantity Surveyors: Currie+Brown QS (https://www.curriebrown.com/)

Facade Consulting: Greene Facades (https://www.greenefacades.com/)

Sustainability Consultants: Passive Dynamics (https://www.passivedynamics.ie/)

Building Consultants: ORS (https://ORS)

Environmental Consultants: AWN (https://awnconsulting.com/)

Architects' Statement:

Plus Architecture is a Dublin-based architectural studio dedicated to producing progressive, high-quality architecture and design for our clients. The practice was established in 2011, with a strong design ethos and recognition of our professional duty to deliver creative, workable and cost-effective solutions on all our projects.

The office is managed by Cyril O’Neill, Des Twomey and Gavin Wheatley who lead a team of 20 architects working across a number of sectors including commercial, fit-out, residential, leisure and education.

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