[McCullough Mulvin Architects - Inis Cealtra Visitor Experience - COVER IMG] Fionn McCann

Inis Cealtra Visitor Experience

Firm LocationDublin, Ireland
CompanyMcCullough Mulvin Architects
Lead ArchitectValerie Mulvin
Design TeamArchitects: McCullough Mulvin Architects, Grade 1 Conservation Architects: McCullough Mulvin Architects, Structural Engineers: Malachy Walsh & Partners, Mechanical & Electrical Engineers: Malachy Walsh & Partners, Quantity Surveyors: Tobin, Landscape Architects: Mitchell & Associates, Main Contractor: M. Fitzgibbon Contractors Ltd.
ClientClare County Council

Inis Cealtra, or Holy Island, is a highly significant monastic settlement founded in the 6th century. The old Mountshannon Rectory on Scariff bay looks across the lake to Inis Cealtra, and has been carefully repurposed into a new exhibition and interpretation centre, telling the story of the island. The project includes restoration of the existing Rectory (dated 1905), and the incorporation of a new extension to the rere within a sensitively devised landscape setting. It provides exhibition space, administrative offices, cafe and shop, along with a full energy and accessibility upgrade.