ucd sutherland school of law: a presentation to the 2013 irish law teachers association conference

An Scoil Dlí Sutherland UCDUCD Sutherland School of Law

UCD Sutherland School of Law

UCD’s new law school building

Roebuck Castle

UCD Sutherland School of Law

• Baseline – an old building dating in parts from 13th century

• Previously a nursing home• On periphery of campus

Genesis of the new school

• Leadership gift – Peter Sutherland

• Project: circa 5,000 m2 new building for 1,500 students & 60 staff

• Principles – flexibility, light, sociability

Process

• Pedagogy & architecture research review

• Started with the design process• Close collaboration with

architects, project managers, buildings office etc

© Moloney O’Beirne Architects

© Moloney O’Beirne Architects

© Moloney O’Beirne Architects

© Moloney O’Beirne Architects

Searching for inspiration

• Reference sites (Northumbria, LSE, LMU, Sydney, UNSW & NUS Singapore)

• “Bricks and Bytes” (10-12 March 2010, Philadelphia)

Auditorium, UNSW Law

Lyons Architects

PhD rooms, UNSW Law

Lyons Architects

Service Counter, Sydney Law

FJMT Architects

Service Counter, Sutherland

Moloney O’Beirne Architects

“Social hub” bridge,

Sydney Law

FJMT Architects

Moot Court, Sydney Law

FJMT Architects

Some key concepts

• Offices and teaching spaces in two distinct blocks linked by an atrium

Mitchell + Associates (landscaping) Moloney O’Beirne Architects

Gardiner Atrium, Sutherland

Moloney O’Beirne Architects

Upper Break-out Space, Sutherland

Moloney O’Beirne Architects

Upper Break-out Space, Sutherland (reverse view)

Moloney O’Beirne Architects

Some key concepts

• Atrium café and south-facing plaza

Café Area, Sutherland

Moloney O’Beirne Architects

Café Area, Sutherland (wide view)

Moloney O’Beirne Architects

Some key concepts

• Flexible spaces

A & L Goodbody Lecture Theatre, Sutherland

Moloney O’Beirne Architects

Ceremonial moot bench, Sutherland

Moloney O’Beirne Architects

Some key concepts

• Moot courtroom co-located with clinical boardroom – Clinical Legal Education Centre

Working Moot Court: Arthur Cox Clinical Legal Education Centre, Sutherland

Moloney O’Beirne Architects

Observation corridor

• A preparation room• Two practice rooms• An observation corridor

Moloney O’Beirne

Architects

Moloney O’Beirne Architects

Moloney O’Beirne Architects

Some key concepts

• Swivel seating in 200-seat lecture theatre – easy switch to 50 x 4

Mason, Hayes & Curran Theatre, Sutherland

Moloney O’Beirne Architects

Moloney O’Beirne

Architects

Mark O’Neill (KSN Project Management), John O’Dowd (UCD Law), Barry Doyle (Moloney O’Beirne), Enda Conaty (UCD Buildings), Imelda Maher (UCD Law)