Project | Céide Fields Visitor Centre. |
Location | Ballycastle, Co Mayo |
Architect | Office of Public Works |
Contractor | Kilcawley Construction Ltd |
System |
Schüco FW60 with stainless steel exterior |
Value | 175,000 Euro |
This Visitors Centre is located on the North West Coast of Ireland in Co Mayo on an extremely exposed site on a cliff edge 110 metres above sea level. The Visitors Centre has won numerous awards, including a gold medal for architecture.
The glass pyramid is manufactured from Schüco curtain walling FW60 with stainless steel exterior and fitted with a bespoke stainless steel pyramid capping, glazed with laminated safety glass all wrapped around a structural steel framework.