Project Details
Description
Architectural design the Arklow WasteWater Treatment Plant, Ireland. This was the first time in many decades that an architect was so instrumentally involved in the design of a a facility of this nature in Europe. The architectural inputs included many innovations with allow this plant to operate with a 35% lower carbon footprint than comparable plants of the same sophistication.
Layman's description
Design of a Wastewater treatment plant for a town of 12500 people, allowing it to grow to 36'000 people
| Short title | Arklow WwTP |
|---|---|
| Status | Not started |
Collaborative partners
- Kingston University Higher Education Corporation (lead)
- Queens University Belfast
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Press/Media
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‘Something to be proud of’: how an Irish town got a sewage makeover – and stopped discharging its waste into the sea
6/04/25
1 Media contribution
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‘Cathedral of crap’: is this the world’s most beautiful sewage treatment plant?
4/04/25
1 Media contribution
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How Arklow turned a major sewage problem into an opportunity to build something spectacular
5/04/25
1 Media contribution
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