St Mary’s Church Museum grows out of the character of the original church- without seeking to resolve the enigma of age. The church was taken ‘as found’. A hole in the ceiling was left in situ, revealing roof timberwork. A wall separating the Monument Room was cut down. The floor was renewed in Kilkenny limestone with glass sections to display archaeology. The interior was a careful calculation of color & material. New work built on the historical consciousness of the place. Archaeology was used as a generator of ideas. To add necessary space, low walls of demolished areas were used as foundations for new extensions, reconstructing the North aisle & chancel to the original plan but a different materiality in lead- used for its weight, density & color; it had affinities with stone, varied when wet & in sunlight, but had a malleable quality, an intensity of detail unlike original masonry. The new elements restore the spatial complexity of the original building & release a dynamic series of fixed & moving views through windows, screens & arches.
Nom del projecte
Medieval Mile museum
Autor
McCullough Mulvin Architects
Valerie Mulvin
Ruth O'Herlihy
Corán O'Connor
Ronan O'Connor
Niall McCullough
Lloc web
Edició
3
Any
2016
Superfície m²
632
Cost €
4.000.000
Població
Kilkenny City
País
Ireland
Col·laboradors
Structure: O'Connor Sutton Cronin Building systems: McArdle McSweeney & Associates Archaelogical Projects: Claire Walsh
© Fotògraf/a
Christian Richters