Churches by Armatile
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1 armatile churches 2 3 ST GEORGE’S BELFAST Water-jet cut panels in altar steps Exterior St George’s, situated at the bottom of Italian renaissance work and St George’s Belfast of High Street close to the Albert striking stained glass windows. Architect Practice: Leighton Johnston Architects Clock is the oldest Church of Ireland Architects: Stephen Leighton/ Charlie McKillop (Anglican) church in Ireland. Building Contractor: Maurice Girvan The new floor, which was designed by Completion: April 2009 Designed by John Bowden of Dublin Leighton Johnston Architects and was it was opened in 1816 and today manufactured and fitted by Armatile, stands as an excellent example of is one of our most detailed floor the classical style of architecture specifications pieces to date. fashionable in the opening decades of the 19th Century complete with From the bespoke crafted limestone it’s full height portico dating from steps through the superbly detailed 1788 and originally destined for porcelain floor panels of the Chancel Ballyscullion House, one of the section to the rear steps and altar with then residences of the Earl Bishop text inscribed risers and finally to the Frederick Hervey. interwoven pattern of the back altar. The overall effect is breathtaking. The project completed in 2009 All the work was manufactured entailed a refurbishment for the and fitted to this detailed specification Chancel and Altar floor areas. The by Armatile Contracts. Chancel had been installed in 1882 in a later, more ornate, high Victorian style of architecture, rich and colourful addition to the church with gothic wall panels reminiscent Altar with water-jet cut panels 4 5 ST PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL ARMAGH Armatile manufactured marble steps Oval mosaic panel St Patrick’s Cathedral in Armagh the full range of skills of our technical underwent an extensive restoration manufacturing and fitting teams. Winners of Best Use of a Tile in 2002/2003. The then Archbishop, Only then could we ensure a perfect by a Designer now Cardinal, Dr Sean Brady manufactured and fitted finish TTA Awards 2004 appointed Gregory Architects and as per specification. All this led to a Rooney and Mc Conville Architects 2004 Tile Association Award triumph to oversee the project. A main in the “Best Use of a Tile By an St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh element of this £6 million 17 month Architect” category. Architect Practice: P&B Gregory’s refit, which was part-funded by Architect: Paul Mongan the Heritage Lottery, entailed the It was even possible to incorporate Liturgical Architects: Rooney & McConville - renovation of the sanctuary including a modern take by the architect with Brian Quinn the complete manufacture and fitment a new mosaic/waterjet cut section Building Contractor: McAleer and Teague of a new floor by Armatile to the inspired by an original drawing which Completion: 2003 exacting specifications of the had not been incorporated into the liturgal architect. original build, bringing to life a design that lay dormant for over a hundred From the complex curved radius years (see image overleaf top right). trellis patterns, through the stunning use of engraved polished porcelain on the altar, to the replication of original flooring in the baptistry and synod bathrooms, the complexity, scale and detailed finish requested by the architectural brief of this project required Armatile to utilise Polished porcelain altar floor 6 7 Entrance hall Church hall with water-jet cut centre aisle Church overview Bishop’s Chair ST THOMAS’ ST MALACHY’S BELFAST BELFAST St Thomas’ Church, located beside The colours compliment the warm St Thomas’ Belfast St Malachy’s Church in Albert Street original sanctuary mosaic sections designs to be realised to the exacting the Rectory at the Lisburn Road end overall feel of the space within the Architect Practice: Consarc Design Group Belfast was formally re-opened from which the architectural Architectural design specifications of Eglantine Avenue, was designed church reflecting red and black brick Architects: Bronagh Lynch/Robert Myles on Sunday 29th March 2009 by design cues of the new pieces required for the project. by the renowned architect John banding of the internal arcade. Building Contractor: Killowen Contracts The Bishop of Down and Connor have been taken. St Malachy’s Belfast Lanyon of Lanyon, Lynn and Lanyon. Completion: September 2008 Dr Noel Treanor. Appointed in 1866 work commenced The Altar and Plinth were also This marrying of old with new Architect Practice: Consarc Design Group in 1869 and was completed in 1870. reordered with new waterjet floors After 15 months and a £3.5 million extends through the new Portuguese Architects: Bronagh Lynch/John Savage again designed by Consarc. Armatile restoration and refurbishment Limestone Altar and Bishop’s chair Building Contractor: O’ Neill and Brady It is one of the finest examples of Technical took accurate templates programme, Belfast’s finest Georgian plinth which again incorporate Completion: March 2009 High Victorian gothic ecclesiastical of the plinth area early during the building has been reinstated to its Armatile’s mosaic/water jet architecture in the country. renovated project to allow the whole original grandeur, from the stunning interpretation by Consarc of the section to be accurately manufactured fan vaulted ceiling to the new bespoke original mosaic pieces into areas Under the guidance of Consarc off site while the Church was crafted floor and altar. adjacent with the original floor. Design Group this magnificent being renovated. showpiece of Victorian eclectic design Designed by Consarc and A bespoke original geometric underwent an extensive restoration All the floors were manufactured manufactured and fitted by Armatile design was also commissioned for and reordering in 2007/2008. to the exacting architectural the main Church floor has undergone the baptismal area which again was specifications by Armatile at their a transformation. manufactured and fitted by Armatile. The main floor drawn by Consarc and manufacturing facility on meshed manufactured and fitted by Armatile is panel sections allowing for quick and Incorporating new mosaic and All this was made possible by a geometric style design incorporating accurate fitment on site by Armatile. water jet cut pieces, it succeeds in Armatile’s specialized manufacturing detailed waterjet pieces in each panel. complimenting and enhancing the facility in Armagh allowed the floor 8 9 Water-jet cut curved tiles and mosaic by Laura O Hagan Tiled entrance to sanctuary Tiled sanctuary feature Water-jet Cut feature panel HOLY FAMILY ST MATTHEW’S BELFAST BELFAST The build on this award winning technically challenging, pieces of work of the building. In order to achieve Located on the corner of Bryson the altar, this interpretation of the St Matthew’s Belfast £2.3 million project commenced in to date, reflected in their subsequent this Armatile’s technical department Street on the Newtownards Road, design results in a beautiful modern Architect Practice: McLean and Forte December 2005 and was completed national award for the Best Use of a cut and labeled each tile at their St Matthew’s church was re-opened floor very much in keeping with the Architects: Aaron McGrath/Kieran McCambridge in November 2007. Tile in a Construction Project in 2008. manufacturing facility to the exact on the 1st of February 2009 after feel of the original design of Liturgical Architect: Rooney and McConville - radius of the church and then the a twelve month restoration the church. Brian Quinn It consisted of a new build on the site The floor consists of two contrasting whole floor was sent to site ready the and refurbishment. Building Contractor: HJ O’Boyle of the original Holy Family Church elements; the beautiful mosaic piece fit with a floor plan for our fitters to Each section of the detailed panels Completion: February 2009 under the direction of the Very by Laura O Hagan fit accurately as per specification. Overseen by McLean and Forte and altar were manufactured and Reverend S. Emerson and Eamon (www.laura-ohagan.com) and the Architects, a significant part of the assembled off site by Armatile at their Hedderman Architect Blackrock. surrounding Armatile floor. The project entailed the manufacture waterjet cutting facility in Armagh The result is nothing short design brief was simple, our floor Best Use of a Tile in a Construction and installation of a full new and fitted to specification by Project at The Tile Association of stunning. needed to follow the radial lines where floor by Armatile. Armatile Contracts. (TTA) Awards in 2008 it met with Laura’s mosaic section The main body of the church is but also the elliptical shape of the elliptical in shape with a centered altar The detailed panel work of the building needed to be accommodated. surrounded with curved benching. Holy Family Church Belfast aisles and altar were designed by the Thus a 600mm x 300mm rectangular Architect Practice: Eamonn Hedderman Architects experienced liturgical architect Brian The architect undoubtedly integrated tile needed to follow a circular laying Architects: Eamonn Hedderman Quinn of Rooney and Mc Conville. plan but crucially the design requested the floor design to work as a main Building Contractor: O’Neill and Brady Using a combination of matt and that the grout lines were all the same polished porcelain tiles to great effect feature of the church, the detail Completion: November 2007 of the design lead to one of size ie. no fanning out in the laying the designs take inspiration from the Armatile’s most understated, yet of the tiles as they followed the curve original mosaic pieces on 10 11 Church projects to date: St Malachys, Castlewellan, Co Down St Marys COI, Comber, Co Down DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE St Patricks Cathedral, Armagh St Nicholas, Ardglass , Co Down St Patricks Church, Sixtowns, Co L’Derry original mosaic flooring, Armatile St Josephs Glenavy, Co Antrim St Senans Kilrush, Co Clare can provide new mosaic flooring St Matthews, with accurate colour matching and St Peters Cathedral, Belfast Dominican Church, Newry Newtownards Rd, Belfast authentic aged finishes to suit the project.