West Limerick Children’s Centre

6 december 2019

Project: West Limerick Children’s Centre, Newcastle West | Ireland
Architect: SATA + ballinacurra house | Ireland
Fabricator & Installer: Multiroofing Systems Limited, Dublin | Ireland
Façade System: Tray Panels on bolts
Year of Construction: 2014
Product: ALUCOBOND® naturAL Reflect
Photos: Kate Bowe O’Brien

FANTASTIC REFLECTIONS

Not a cloud; a unicorn. Not aluminium; fairy glitter. Not a tree; a giant with a hundred waving arms – children see things more keenly and only use their eyes and imagination. That’s why SATA Architects avoided using pre-defined design features at the West Limerick Children’s Centre. The aim was to provide an expanse of open internal space, with good natural light and room for abundant fantasy. The children’s health centre, shaped like a simple box and with its perimeter glazed on all sides, affords views from the therapy rooms far into the garden. Lit by a clerestory of skylights, a rectangular corridor circulates around the ancillary rooms on the inside and separates them from the therapy rooms. In order to reduce external stimuli on the children, the architects have used a restricted colour palette and kept the design smooth and simple. The result is a minimalist, functional and very aesthetic building where children provide the colour. One particular highlight proves that the focus is on the children’s perspective and perception: Above the perimeter glazing and up to parapet level, the façade is clad in ALUCOBOND® panels naturAL Reflect. This fuses the upper section with its surroundings and makes it almost invisible for children, visually scaling down the building to children-friendly proportions. Depending, of course on where the children are standing and how they interpret the images, they see trees and sky instead of just a roof. The same applies to adults as the reflective frieze offers new insights into their environment: They are suddenly confronted with familiar but unexpected natural images. Swaying treetops and passing clouds catch the eye, so even adults might just spot all the fabulous unicorns and giants. Our perception is only a question of reflection; our imagination only a question of practice.

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