The Emergency Department extension is located to the East of the existing Kerry General Hospital. The ground floor accommodates the department’s clinical accommodation whilst the set-back first floor houses administration, training facilities and services plant room.
The architecture of the extension refers to the existing hospital in material, tone, and massing: the use of red sandstone and white limestone is sympathetic to the red brick and white concrete of the existing building and the strong roofline and clerestory windows echo the horizontality of the original structure.
The envelope accommodates the complex clinic needs of an Emergency Department in a deep plan where the use of roof lights creates bright, naturally lit treatment spaces. The roof itself creates important external spaces, sheltered entrances for pedestrians and ambulances and staff balconies at first floor.
This project involved working adjacent to a live hospital environment and the refurbishment of the existing Accident and Emergency unit into an Acute Medical Assessment Unit. The building established the architectural tone for the campus’s development in the period since its completion and has transformed the public face of the hospital.
LocationKerry
ClientHealth Services Executives South
ServiceArchitectural Services, PSDP and Employers Representative
Value€3.9 million
StatusCompleted 2015
