
Arklow Wastewater Treatment Plant is the first time an architect has been a part of the design team for such a building. Here a small architecture practice won an invited competition and worked alongside the engineers to instrumentally direct and shape the plants design. Arklow has been without wastewater treatment for its entire history, Its badly polluted river and sea act to prevent the towns ability to grow, and badly impacted ecologies and the amenity value of these water bodies. Previous attempts to build a plant had failed repeatedly as previous designs did not meet planning approval on sensitive sites. Continue reading Clancy Moore



