University of Limerick
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Medical School and associated student housing, along with a canopy forming a bus and bicycle shelter
The buildings part of an expansion to university on the north bank of the river Shannon, accessed by a pedestrian bridge from the main campus,
The buildings combine with three existing buildings - the Sports Pavillion, the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance and the Health Sciences Building - in order to make a new public space.
A large four-storey building built of concrete and local limestone anchors the centre of the public space and contains consisted of a large number of medium-sized rooms and only one large lecture theatre. At the centre of the building is a staircase inspired by Paul Rudolph Hall, the Yale School of Architecture building, which is lit from above with a delightful series of social areas at each floor. This central deep void is lined on each side by seminar rooms.
Data
- Completed: Dec 2012
- Floor area: 8,080m2
- Sector: Education
- Total cost: £10.3M
- Address: University of Limerick Medical School , Limerick, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Grafton Architects
- Client: Plassey Campus Developments
- Main contractor: PJ Hegarty & Sons
- Structural engineer: PUNCH Consulting Engineers
- Civil engineer: PUNCH Consulting Engineers
- M&E engineer: Don O’Malley and Partners
- Quantity surveyor: Nolan Ryan Tweeds
