Celbridge Community School
- Architect:
Grafton Architects - Award Type:
Regional Award 2000 - Location: Leinster
Citation
Eastern (over £100,000)
"Form follows function" in this scholarly open frameworked, courtyard driven,school plan.The design is skilfully developed to its logical conclusion by precision spatial arrangement, circulation, control and material selection. The maximum two storey complex is articulated by shallow roofs and sharp concrete canopies that duck and dive playfully betwixt and between blocks of varied volume, comfortably embracing a modernist edge, but softened by a lively colour palette, consciously grounded in luscious landscape; hugging lines of mature trees, refined gardens and stone walls, whilst flirting with "Joie-de-Vivre" with distant hills."A Delight"