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Este projeto é uma extensão e reforma de um convento tombado em Knocktopher, Co. Kilkenny, Irlanda.
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A coleção original de extensões e de inclinações em direção às estruturas do fundo do edifício do convento e da igreja adjacente foi demolida e um novo plano geral para este pequeno complexo de edifícios foi concebido em torno de um novo pátio central.
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Este conceito original foi desenvolvido como um mosteiro contemporâneo, que foi visto como um método apropriado de amarrar ambas as estruturas nova e existente juntas, definindo uma rota de circulação clara por entre as duas. O edifício original do convento foi mantido intacto e sua elevação do fundo foi usada para definir o fim do pátio que estabelece sua forma em planta.
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Externamente, a palheta de materiais foi deliberadamente reduzida ao mínimo. Painéis de madeira de cedro tratada que ocupam todo o pé direito, concreto moldado in loco com a textura das fôrmas e vidro duplo sobre uma base de concreto aparente por onde se estende o ponto zero do piso da igreja pelo local. Estes materiais são depositados sobre uma camada de cascalho branco no pátio com foco adicional à oliveira situada em um de seus cantos.
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O detalhamento das peles externas ajuda a acentuar a escolha dos materiais – os quadros são recuados e as paredes de concreto se estendem para o interior da recepção e da sala de jantar, atenuando a transição entre áreas internas e externas. Painéis de ventilação a todos os ambientes e portas externas são nivelados com o revestimento de cedro e, quando não estão sendo usados, desaparecem de vista.
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Toda a nova acomodação proporciona enquadramentos visuais ao entorno do campo e ao próprio edifício que, quando visto de certa distância, se pousa confortavelmente na paisagem, cuidadosamente envolvido pelas estruturas originais.
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