Facilitating a buildings change of use; from hotel to a recovery clinic.
Smarmore Castle
Completed:
2016
Co. Louth
Budget:
Confidential
Smarmore Castle has been the seat of the Taaffe family who are thought to have occupied the site since c. 1320. The principal building centres around a medieval tower house (RMP LH017-066). The tower house is three-storey in height with turrets to the east and west of an almost square plan. The walls to the main space are c. 5ft wide (1500mm) constructed in uncoursed limestone and greywacke and are radiused at the corners. We were commissioned to facilitate the change of use of the building from a hotel to a recovery clinic for patients with substance dependency.
In addition to these works, it was proposed to re-instate some elements of the building that had been renovated in an unsympathetic manner, carry out remedial works where required and redecorate internally the building generally. Key to these works was the reinstatement of the large Georgian sash window that had been removed from the South-West elevation some time in the past.
Project Type:
Healthcare
Scope / Scale:
Change of Use, Fire and Accessibility Upgrades, Restoration and Conservation of Protected Structure.
Other Consultants:
C+S CBA Consulting Engineers, Fire Consultants Jeremy Gardener Assoc., Timber & Damp Specialists McGuinness Building Preservation Ltd.
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