PROJECT UNDER CONSTRUCTION - The new 2,300m2 project for client Clare County Council, has been conceived as a new cultural hub for the town and the region. It will abut the town’s existing Glór Theatre (2001) adding the new Clare County Library and a small contemporary Art Gallery. When complete the library, theatre and art gallery will be interlinked and the new main entrance will be formed from a full height colonnaded portico as the single portal to the literary, visual and performing arts contained within. The administrative offices for the county library will sit above the double height main library space in a simple, rectangular form. The exterior facades will be largely formed from pale pre-cast masonry sitting upon a profiled base storey of vertical masonry ribs to create strong rhythm on the façade. Contrasting glazed panels with metallic bronze powder coated aluminium frames give accent, and highlight. The project was granted planning permission in February 2018, technical design is complete and construction of the project recommenced in April 2022 with opening scheduled for late 2023.