The “Salt” site is located at Rosses point. The buildings concept and circular plan is reminiscent of a lighthouse located near the site. The path into the building is a spiral ramp surrounding the exterior of the building, the body of the building is glazed as it is intended to remind the user of the lamp at the top of a lighthouse, while also allowing the 360 views to be seen. The watercolour shows an experiential view of the lake at Innisfree site for “A centre for Wellbeing” project. These views guided the design concept, highlighting the natural elements which are prevalent on site, water, fire (sun), earth and wind. The aim of this project was to ground the user and bring them back to the natural world through the buildings design.
Growing up in Donegal I have always been inspired by the rural landscape. Allowing the heritage and surroundings of the site to guide the concept is always part of my design strategy. I believe architecture should be interesting and inspiring. I’ve shown my second year work as it highlights this philosophy.
