Uncompromising comfort in Tuam's library
WindowMaster Control Systems Ltd
WindowMaster has collaborated with renowned Irish architectural practice Paul Keogh Architects on a project in Tuam, Co. Galway, Ireland. To deliver a scheme design that uses state-of-the-art technologies in daylighting, natural, mixed-mode, and smoke ventilation, to develop the town’s Library and Council Offices model environmental strategy.Built in 2008, the library stands on a strategically important site within the historic town's architectural conservation area, in close proximity of three other protected structures, including St. Mary's Church of Ireland, Temple Jarlath and the Yew Avenue approach to the cathedral.The owners, Galway County Council, wanted to reconfigure the building into a 2,042 sq. m flagship mixed-use development that would simultaneously house the local council’s library and administration services at the heart of the town centre.Dublin-based Paul Keogh Architects was commissioned to undertake the design of the planned development, with work starting in 2004. The brief specified a local office area with meeting rooms for the council's housing, planning, and engineering services.