DeValera Library and Suil Gallery / Keith Williams Architects

The new 2,321 m2 DeValera Library & Súil Art Gallery by Keith Williams Architects for Clare County Council occupies a prominent site in the county town of Ennis. The site includes the 485-seat Glór theatre (opened 2001), and sits opposite the historic Poor Clare Monastery and Monastery Park, an important green space at the edge of Ennis town centre. By placing the new elements, the DeValera Library and the Súil Art Gallery immediately abutting the existing Glór, the Keith Williams Architects have created a new cultural nexus uniting the 3 primary colours of the arts – the visual, the literary and performing arts – into a single complex, serving the town, county and region.