A2 Architects, on behalf of The Office of Public Works Limerick, have recently completed the refurbishment of the Entrance Hall to the Social Welfare Office, Dominic Street, Limerick with the addition of a new INTREO Suite. Work involved a new stone tiled floor, new maple joinery fittings and new lighting. Existing mosaic to columns and a feature bowed wall behind the new INTREO reception desk was retained.
The new tiled floor is a new ‘welcome mat’ to what is a very important public institution in Limerick City. The building caters for over 3000 visiting members of the public on a weekly basis so an attractive entrance lobby that was well-designed and well-lit was essential. The alternating black and white stone tiles are boldly laid as an angled grid akin to Borromini’s chapel of San Carlo Alla Quattro Fontana in Rome. The tile pattern also aspires to be a new inlaid miniature grid into the Newtown Pery grid of Limerick City where this project is located.
