Roadstone wins at the Irish Concrete Society Awards

Roadstone was delighted to win an award as major supplier to The Cliffs of Moher Coach Park Reception Building at the recent Irish Concrete Society Awards.

The design and construction of the building demonstrates a fantastic visual and practical approach to building with concrete.

A quote from the jury describes the building very well:

“In the sensitive landscape along the coast of Clare to which visitors flock to view the Cliffs of Moher, this project seeks to minimise its visual impact on the setting, creating a sunken enclosure of concrete, incorporating reception facilities for the various coach companies serving the site.

Concrete is cleverly used to hold back the earth enabling the necessary accommodation to be concealed in a mounded form. Benefiting from the inherent strength, robustness and resilience of concrete, its comprehensive use seems particularly appropriate here.

Carefully detailed fair-faced concrete is used extensively in the floors, walls and ceilings both internally and externally, treated with various finishes from exposed aggregate to highly polished, according to its location. Artificial lighting is hidden in niches carved out of the concrete, whilst canted sky windows are crafted to allow daylight into the concealed interior.”