Bucholz McEvoy Architects and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios are collaborating on the Masterplan for Cleeves Riverside Quarter in Limerick, Ireland on behalf of Limerick Twenty Thirty. Located on the western bank of the Shannon opposite the Georgian city core, the original Flaxmill on the site holds a special place in the history of Limerick City as an important place of production that has benefitted from its relationship to existing water bodies and its unique topography. Having supported various activities since being built in 1851 (from limestone quarried on the site), the Flaxmill and its iconic chimney have the potential to once again become significant symbols of energy and productivity in the City.
An integrated masterplan aims to transform the site into a vibrant mixed use Riverside Quarter, with a unique sense of place and character anchored in its industrial heritage fabric, a quarter that celebrates its riverside setting. A low carbon design approach involves creative re-use of existing heritage fabric (reducing embodied carbon), alongside exemplary climate responsive new fabric (reducing operational carbon) to support sustainable and resilient ways of working, living and community building, in a forward looking Limerick City.
The draft Masterplan has been published as part of the Public Engagement process, completed in April 2023.
