Adare, Co. Limerick

The project was to provide a US style Private Healthcare facility on the grounds of Adare Manor, Limerick. The scheme incorporated diagnostics and treatment facilities, private in-patient bed accommodation and associated consultant, patient and staff accommodation over three levels. A separate wing incorporated the Private Consultant’s Clinics.

The building is contemporary in its design and material selection. The roofline has been designed to reflect the undulating landscape of its rural, greenfield setting. The orientation of the building addresses the approach to the development.

The building accommodation has been arranged in a rational order of patient access and circulation with the resultant architectural plan form creating a series of private and semi-private external and internal spaces for both patient and staff use.

Two separate planning permissions were prepared and approval received for the alternative scheme of 30,000sq.m and 20,000sq.m. The Options reflected the range of medical procedures and specialisations to be provided and the patient support services and accommodation envisaged by the potential operators, depending on the patient throughput.

The project did not proceed as a result of the Government’s co-location policy of promoting new private hospitals on Public Hospital sites.

Michael Regan of EPCA was Director in Charge / Irish based Project Architect for this project whilst Managing Director of RORSA Architects, Cork from 2004 – 2011 – In collaboration with Payette Architects, Boston