SETU StoneyfordCommunity Centre ConorDoheny RoryKennedy PUBLICATIONS
Introduction StoneyfordCommunityCentreoperatesasanecessary cornerstoneforthetownwithintheruralCountyKilkenny setting.Theoriginalstructure,builttoprovideforthe developmentofcommunityfacilitiesinthearea,provides thepointofdepartureforthisthesisinarchitecture.Itis intendedtolookagainattheprojectwithinthescopeofits architecturalexpansionforthemodernera. Assuch,thisdesignapproachinvolvestheintroductionofAssuch,thisdesignapproachinvolvestheintroductionof aninnovativearchitecturalextensionoftheexisting structurethatwouldbringaboutrenewedvitalityforthe publicfacility.Byanalysingthelimitationsoftheexisting hall,amulti-purposegatheringareaisintroducedto seamlesslyconnectthebuiltenvironmentwiththe surroundingnaturalenvironment. TheinteractionbetweenthepastandpresentiscapturedTheinteractionbetweenthepastandpresentiscaptured throughmaintainingthemainentrypointoftheold masonrybuildingandallowingtheadditiontoextend outwardontothesite.Thespacearrangementmakesthe buildingconducivefortheflow ofpeoplebecauseof reconsiderationofhowthecommunityengageswiththe buildingonaday-to-daybasis.Throughthebuilding design,thearchitecturemediatesinrecognisingthe historyofthesitewhilesettingupanagendaforthefuture. Withemphasisonabsolutestructurallegibility,thestudio projectusesstructuralsteelasthemedium ofexpression forthenewextension.Structuralsteelwaschosen becauseofitsprecisioningeometryandtectonics,aswell asforitsuniqueabilitytoconstructopen-spanvolumes filledwithlight,juxtaposedtotheheavyandsolidmasses ofmasonryoftheoriginalcommunitycentrebuilding. Inthiscase,thechoiceofthematerialisaclearInthiscase,thechoiceofthematerialisaclear embodimentoftheMiesian"lessismore"principle.The structuralsteelframeformstheperipheryofthespace whileprovidingmaximum flexibilityoftheinteriorprogram. Usingslendersteelcolumnsandanexpressedroofplane, thestructurecreatesanextremelytransparentand minimalisticrelationshipwiththesurroundingcontext. SuchatectonicapproachistransferredtothedesignoftheSuchatectonicapproachistransferredtothedesignofthe connections,wheretheassemblingoftheelements accentuatesthelightnessoftheframe.Theunique strengthpropertiesofthematerialenablecreationoflarge expansesofglazingthatbringampleamountsofnatural lightinside,thuserasingtheborderbetweentheinternal communalspacesandtheoutside.
ThisismysitemodelmadeinRevitfortheprojectit includes,contours,drainage,siteaccess,neighbouring dwellingsandplanting.Thesitemodelisextremely importantforstartignRevitprojectsasyouhavetotake intothelocationofthesiteandlinkyourothermodelsto thesitemodel.UsingISO 19650standards,wehadto gettheexactcoordinatesofthesitesoourmodelwould bethesameasreallife.Wethenhavetouse topographicsurveystogettheslopeofthesite. Thankfullyforthisprojectweweregiventhe.dwgthat wascompletedbythequantitysurveyorwhichmadeit mucheasiertostartthisproject.Thiswasthecoreto startingthisprojectinrelationto3D modellingthe communitycentre.
TheimagesontheisillustratetheworkIproducedin Revitofthecourseofthesemesterintermsofmy Architecturalmodelandlinkingitintomystructural model.Theextensiontotheexistingbuildingincludesa moremoderntodesigntoasmallvillagelike Stoneyford.ItusesanewStantatimbercladdingonthe groundfloorandStantazinccladdingonthefirstfloor. TheNorth-Westelevationaboveshowsoffthenew claddingswhileaddingloadsofnew glazing,sliding doorsandshowstheamountofnaturallightgettinginto thebuildingsnewextenion.TheNorth-Eastelevation showsthedifferentlevelsinvolvedbewtweenthe existingbuildingandthenew extension. Thenew floorplansdesignedaddalotofnewrooms andspacesforthecommunitycentre.Ontheground floorwehaveateaprepforthemainhallwhenevents areheld,ameetingroom forsmallerAGMs,areception area,aliftforaccessibiltytothefirstfloorand2store rooms.Thedemolitionofpartoftheexistingbuilding alsoimprovedtoiletfacilitiesandaddedanaccessible babychangingroom.Onthefirstfloorwehaveanother accessiblebabychangingroom,2officespacesanda multipurposeroom whichalsooverhangstheextended groundfloorasshownintheNorth-Eastelevation.The improvementtocommunitycentremakesitabetter spaceforaccessibiltyandworkflow.
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ThisPublicationillustratessomeofmyplans,elevations anddetailsthaticreatedthroughoutmystudioprojectof StoneyfordCommunityCentre.Ithighlightsthejounrey thatwasneededtocreateacompletesetoftender drawingswhichwasrequiredforourstudiobrief.From creating4differentmodelincluding,site,structural, architecturalandMEPtoinsertingdatafrom NBSto createaBIM 3DModelofarealworldprojectgavea betterunderstandingtomeoftheconstructionworkflow process. HavingstartedwithabasicsitemodelwhichrequiredmeHavingstartedwithabasicsitemodelwhichrequiredme touseatopographicsurveytocreatethesitecontours andITM coordinatestofindthesitesrealworldlocationin myprojectdata.Ithenmovedintomynew architectural modelwhichrequiredmetouseourlecturersexisting buildingdrawingsthecreatetheoldbuildingstructureand asetofdrawingsthatwouldberequiredatplanningstage. Movingonfrom thisIhadtocreateasetofdemolition drawingsasitillustrateshow anexistingbuildingcanbe modifiedforimprovementwithouttheneedtostartfrom squareone.Afterthedemolitiondrawingswerecompleted Ithenstartedthinkingofthestructureofmynew extension,aswewererequiredtousesteelIusedanew modeltoshowthisstructureandwerequiredtocreate anothersetofplanningstagedrawingsforthisnew extensionsstrutureonly.Ithenhadtolookattheextensionsstrutureonly.Ithenhadtolookatthe architecturalaspectofthenew extensionwhichrequired metolinkmymodelstogetherandseehow caniwork wihtthestructureIhavemade.Thisincludedmytechnical details,producinganew setoftenderdrawingswhich includedschedules,room datasheetstocomplywith governmentregulationsandmostimportantlyanimproved buildingdesign.OnceIhadcompletedthiswestartedto dosomeMEPmodellinginanew modelfortheextension. Asweranoutoftimeduringthesemesterweonlydid drawingsforsoils&wasteandheatingbutitgavemea betterunderstandingofhow deep3D modellingcango. Formystudioprojectinthirdyear,thecontinuationofa new building,likeStoneyfordCommunityCentrewillbe usingNavisworkswhichwilllookatclashdetection betweenpipework.OverallIwasproudofhow myproject turnedoutandIcannotwaittocontinuesomethingsimilar inthirdyear.inthirdyear. Conclusion
NationalBuildingStandards TechincalGuidanceDocumentPartA -Structure TechincalGuidanceDocumentPartB-FireSafety TechincalGuidanceDocumentPartL-Conservationof Fuel&Energy TechincalGuidanceDocumentPartM -Access&Use SpecificationStandard/Manufacturers NBSChorus/NBSSourceDatabase-Forthestructural, architectural,andMEPmaterialspecificationdata. KingspanInsulatedSandwichPanels-Specificallyforthe 152mm KingspanQuadcoreKS1000RW SandwichPanel Rockwool-Forthe225mm RockwoolNyrockFrameSlab insulationspecs CedralClickFacadeSystems-ForthedynamicdetailingCedralClickFacadeSystems-Forthedynamicdetailing ofthetimberbattensandcladdingspans References -Vandenberg,M.(2005)FarnsworthHouse:LudwigMies vanderRohe.London:PhaidonPress(Architecturein detail).[Accessed01July.2026]. -SETU LibraryBooklink: (2026).Ebsco.Com.https://research.ebsco.com/c/u3ndt5/s(2026).Ebsco.Com.https://research.ebsco.com/c/u3ndt5/s earch/details/k6cgblsetj?limiters=ft1%3ay%2cfc%3ay&q=f arnsworth%20house%20mies%20van%20der%20rohe&s earchmode=all[Accessed05July.2026]. -Kennedy,R.(2026)PublicationsBrief,Publications. SouthEastTechnologicalUniversity.Availableat: https://moodle.setu.ie[Accessed:28June.2026].
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