Ros Kavanagh.

View of gymnasium

View of gymnasium

View of gymnasium showing timber beams and school children

View of corridor

View of corridor

View of corridor showing coloured ceiling panels

View of interior entrance

View of interior entrance

View of interior entrance showing coloured ceiling panels

View of school entrance

View of school entrance

View of school entrance showing coloured soffit panels and bicycle

View of school entrance

View of school entrance

View of school entrance showing coloured soffit panels and bicycle

Wide view of school entrance

Wide view of school entrance

Wide view of school entrance showing coloured soffit panels and bicycle

Simon J Kelly & Partners

Simon J Kelly & Partners

Wide view of school entrance

Simon J Kelly & Partners

Simon J Kelly & Partners

View of interior

Simon J Kelly & Partners

Simon J Kelly & Partners

View of courtyard

Wide view of courtyard

Wide view of courtyard

Wide view of courtyard showing school children

View of corridor

View of corridor

View of corridor showing children

Elevation from road

Elevation from road

Elevation from road showing school children

View of classrom exterior

View of classrom exterior

View of classroom exterior showing window through to room

View of classroom exterior

View of classroom exterior

View of classroom exterior showing window through to room

Elevation

Elevation

Elevation showing grass banks

View of classroom

View of classroom

View of classroom showing school children

Oughterard National School

Scoil Chuimin agus Caitriona is a newly built 16-classroom junior school designed by the multi-award-winning team at Simon J Kelly + partners architects and built by JJ Rhatigan & Company as a cloister building arranged around a central courtyard at the heart of the school. The courtyard is crafted as an outdoor classroom and a safe, sheltered playground for smaller children. Each classroom is a different colour, and filled with natural daylight from two directions.