National College of Ireland

Cloud Competency Centre

Sketch of an interior space with furniture, artwork, and architectural features, drawn in white lines on a black background.
Hospital hallway with orange walls, orange circles on the floor, glass doors, and a white brick wall on the left.
Interior view of an office corridor with orange walls and a glass railing. There is a door on the right and decorative wall panels with a cloud and phone symbol on the left. The floor has orange circular patterns.
Modern conference room with white tables, black and orange chairs, large monitors, and an orange and white cloud logo on the wall.
Interior of a modern building with vibrant orange and red walls, gray carpet with orange circular accents, and glass railings leading to a ramp and staircase.

Project Overview

The proposal creates a centre for excellence in learning and research for Cloud Computing at NCI.

The concept behind the project was to deliver maximum exposure for the new MSc course in Cloud Computing both within the college and to the outside world, while providing an instantly recognisable design, related to the centre’s corporate branding.

This was achieved through the construction of building elements influenced by the centre’s cloud logo or future technology, including the use of curving wall and ceiling features, circuit patterned manifestations to walls and glazed screens and a limited  palette.

Touch  screen presentation screens are incorporated into the curved wall and ceiling feature to create a open laptop like aesthetic. Circuit patterned manifestations and glazed screens allow a degree of transparency providing glimse views to the learning centre inside. Completed with the highest standard of finishes throughout.

Sketch of an interior room with a door on the left, two windows on the far wall, three circular rugs on the floor, and floating objects in the ceiling.

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