Location: University of Limerick, Ireland

Architects: Grafton Architects

Irish Blue Limestone: Sanded and bush-hammered finish

As the River Shannon widens on its slow approach to the sea, it splits the expansive campus at University of Limerick, demarcating the boundary between counties Limerick and Clare. An area of natural beauty, this spot was chosen as the location of the new University Medical School. Nestled in the environs of a newly landscaped garden and communal piazza, the school boasts state-of-the-art clinical practice labs, seminar rooms, lecture and office spaces, as well as a cafeteria. Due to the school's position on the Co. Clare side of the campus, Grafton Architects saw it as fitting to select Irish Blue Limestone, a native material, as a key feature for the project.

1. Seat tops, bush-hammered finish
2. Sanded 80mm cladding blocks
3. 40mm paving, bush-hammered finish
4. Blue limestone cills, soffits and coping