For development will consist of the delivery of a master planned Creative Education and Training Campus, to include the development of a new Civic Centre and renovation, upgrade, and extension of the Naomh Einde Convent, a registered Protected Structure (RPS Reg. No. 3953) to provide student accommodation which supports the wider education and training campus. The subject site area extends to 4,435 sqm. The proposed development includes: I. A three-story, 1,368 sqm. Civic Centre consisting of a new, state-of-the-art library and multi-functional auditorium and performance space as the core the of the community space. Further facilities including a digital media education and training hub, film & music education and training spaces, artist studio spaces, meeting rooms, classrooms, combined art gallery and ancillary cafe, and other ancillary spaces which will be provided to support the main facilities. As part of the library, the digital media education and training hub will support and enhance the campus facility and the wider civic centre.A public facing film and music digital archive will support the library and act as a domestic and international research centre and tourist attraction, enabling the study, preservation, and long-term vitality of the Irish Language and the cultural heritage of the Gaeltacht. II. Renovation and extension of the existing Naomh Einde Convent to add 620 sqm. for continued use as an institutional residential facility and to support the new educational training facilities on the campus. These works include: Modifications to enhance accessibility via internal reconfiguration of the existing structure, to include the addition of a lift, provision of a new sustainable and energy efficient heating system, and rainwater harvesting system. Restoration works including external repair and new paint works, the demolition of approximately 70 sqm of building area (which is part of a 1990 two-story extension located at the rear of the Convent), and the demolition and removal of an existing, stand-alone, and partially buried 7 sqm garden shed. The upgrade of the existing roof over the three-story 1990 building extension, to be include a new roof extending over the proposed new three-story extension at the rear. III. Provision of solar PV to the new south facing roof of the extended Convent building and to the new Civic Centre building to enhance the energy efficiency and sustainability of campus facilities.
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