Camlough Recreational Hub
The proposed 1,150m² Recreational Hub at Camlough Lake will provide flexible visitor, community and watersports facilities, arranged across three staggered blocks beneath a dynamic interlinking roof that responds to the surrounding Slieve Gullion landscape
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMCCC) appointed TODD’s to design a new Recreational Hub facility on the shore of Camlough lake. The location of this facility is accessed via the Newtown road and is close to NMDDC Dam, Viewing Gantry and Jetty area. The Recreational Hub building to provide a range of facilities for general visitors and users of the lake. The hub will include events space, meeting room, changing facilities, WC’s, showering, a small kitchen (non-commercial, re-heat kitchen), general storage and kayak/canoe/water sports equipment storage resulting in a GIFA of 1150m². External facilities will extend to car and trailer access and parking, accessible parking, new lake pontoon access point, landscape and social/community space and a covered external space.
The accommodation is broken up into three blocks which are staggered in plan with one oversailing interlinking roof form which rises and falls to create a dynamic backdrop to the Slieve Gullion mountain topography.
