![Interior of a spacious buddhist temple with a high ceiling and recessed lighting. In the foreground, there are multiple rows of empty grey chairs with red cushioning facing towards the back wall. The back wall features three large golden Buddha statues seated on pedestals, flanked by smaller statues and decorative elements. The room's walls are white, and the floor appears to be wooden. The ceiling is covered in white acoustic fabric. There is a serene and contemplative atmosphere suggested by the arrangement focused on the Buddha figures.](/globalassets/media/images/inspiration-images/uk--ie/dzogchen-beara-temple/img_1403-2--copy.jpg.jpg?width=796&mode=crop&heightratio=0.75&quality=90)
Dzogchen Beara Temple
Project: Dzogchen Beara Temple
Segment: Additional areas
Country/city: Ireland, Cork
Architect: Giles Oliver
Installer: Rob Carney – Acoustic Impact
Main contractor: Dzogchen Beara Temple
Sub contractor: Acoustic Impact
Project size: 165m2
Dzogchen Beara Buddhist Temple is located near the end of the Beara peninsula, county Cork in the southwest of Ireland. This unique building perched high above the sea offers breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean and surrounding coastline.
Leon Rossiter, Project manager for the complete build at Dzogchen Beara set out to find an acoustic solution to this unique space.
The design of the meditation hall adopted large areas of glazing to the façade taking in spectacular Atlantic Sea views from the cliff side location. Acoustic modelling and consultation anticipated that the acoustics within the space would be quite reverberant due to the large volumes of glazing and hard surfaces.
The client and design team sought a ceiling solution which would achieve leading acoustic absorption with an unobtrusive appearance. Ecophon Fade™ Duo was specified, offering class A acoustic absorption along with a seamless monolithic appearance.
The result has left a truly unique and tranquil space and has met and surpassed the expectations of the client and the end users.