Fingal’s newest community centre in Meakstown has been officially opened by the Mayor of Fingal

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  • Опубліковано 16 січ 2025
  • The €8 million facility was entirely funded by Fingal County Council and its opening is the culmination of a ten year project by the Council and the local community to deliver a community hub for the area.
    The building’s circular design, green brickwork, and grassy roof showcase its innovative features and contemporary infrastructure. The facility is part of the wider development of Lanesborough Park, which will deliver outdoor play and fitness spaces for the community.
    The Community Centre project was delivered by the Council’s Architect’s Department under the leadership of County Architect Fionnuala May. They brought together a skilled team, which included Henchion Reuter Architects, Roughan & O'Donovan Consulting Engineers, Matt O'Mahony & Associates, and Walsh Associates, with Vision Contracting undertaking construction of the energy-efficient circular building.
    Situated in the southeastern corner of Lanesborough Park. Meakstown Community Centre is located alongside the new Meakstown Playground and Bloom Community Garden and is part of the wider development of the Dublin 11 park. The new facility features a circular plan with a sports centre at its core and a necklace of amenity spaces under a curved green roof. The strategic design allows the building to create a natural flow through the green space while maintaining views to the park for the existing residential neighbours. The building form has the further advantage of not creating any blank gable conditions, minimising unsupervised spaces, and subsuming the large volume of the sports hall into the contoured roof-scape offering only a modest single storey expression on all sides.
    It includes a three-court sports hall as well as four large multipurpose rooms for activities such as dance classes, yoga sessions, Pilates, training workshops, and community meetings. There is also a parking provision for 40 bicycles, including electric bikes, cargo bikes, and scooters.
    Meakstown Community Centre is the first of Fingal’s community facilities to incorporate a Changing Places accessible toilet which includes more space and equipment for people with disabilities who need assistance with personal care. It will now be placed on the national register.
    The day-to-day operation of the facility will be undertaken on the Council’s behalf by a local voluntary Board of Management who represent many groups in the area and by Apleona Facility Management Company. The Council’s Community Development Office and the Board of Management are currently carrying out consultation with residents of the area regarding the services they would like the new centre to host.

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