Meath County Council Headquarter Building, Navan, County Meath, Ireland

Conversion of existing building into the Headquarters for Meath County Council. The principal materials were timber (cedar, birch, and maple), wool for carpets and panels in ceilings and partitions, natural clay plaster for walls, and stone and timber for floors in public spaces.

Photography: Michel Moran

Fig. 1

Civic entrance atrium, with reception and waiting areas, under a timber lantern.

Fig. 2

Meeting space and hub between offices and public meeting rooms, chestnut staircase with birch ply balustrade and walnut handrail.  Douglas fir floor with inlaid walnut parquet.  Oak bench, oak slatted table with Connemara marble worktop

Fig. 3

Waiting and circulation space between offices and meeting rooms, cedar handrail and bench, douglas fir floor, kerto handrail beam

Fig. 4

Integrated storage and timber acoustic ceiling system with desk space adjacent

Fig. 5

Corner of timber lantern showing rotation of lantern at corner, and suspension details at roof light

Fig. 6

Flexible meeting space with sliding white board and fabric panels, pin-wall, and acoustic ceiling and wool carpets

Fig. 7

Timber lantern, birch panels set in cedar frame

Fig. 8

Detail of birch panels and cedar frame, connections using pegs and gravity