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Discover Ireland Centre Donegal Town
The Discover Ireland Centre was conceived as a link between Donegal Town centre (the Diamond) dating from Plantation times, and the ruins of a 15th Century Franciscan Friary which lies on the shore of Donegal Bay, 500m from the Diamond. The site was extremely confined with a stone retaining wall supporting Quay Street on the eastern boundary and a steep bank rising on the southern edge.
The building can be seen as an extrusion of the retaining wall, blending into pre-existing site conditions. The roof deck parallel and adjacent to Quay Street is an obvious location for a roof garden and viewing platform, and reinforces the visual link between the Diamond and the Friary while providing an important addition to the urban fabric of the town.
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