CREW (Creative Enterprise West) 
Cronin Architects 

Architect: Cronin Architects 

CREW Digital Innovation Hub, ATU Galway

Completed 2024 

CREW (Creative Enterprise West) is a leading innovation hub dedicated to growing the digital creative industries in the West and North-West of Ireland. It provides essential infrastructure, training, mentorship, and networking opportunities to entrepreneurs, startups, and scale-ups in sectors such as film, animation, game development, design, and digital arts. Our hub is a space designed to unite creative and tech-driven communities, promoting collaboration, innovation and growth Since its launch, CREW has successfully developed incubation and enterprise development programmes, engaged in a variety of regional industry development projects, forged strong industry partnerships and influenced policy to support creative businesses.

By engaging in collaboration between academia, government, and industry, CREW is supporting innovation, job creation, and regional economic growth. The 2025–2029 strategy builds on these achievements, ensuring continued support for the digital creative sector and positioning the West and North-West of Ireland for significant growth in the digital creative industries.

Irish Construction Excellence Awards Finalist.

Building Architect of the Year Awards Finalist. 

SBID Interior Design Awards Finalist.

Kylemore Abbey Benedictine Monastery, Education & Retreat Centre 
Axo Architects

Set in the ruggedly beautiful west Galway landscape - and in proximity to the celebrated nineteenth century gothic revival Kylemore Abbey this new building draws on long established monastic traditions, perhaps the most notably that of the cloister plan form. The architectural design of this monastery succeeds in reconciling interfaces between the public, semi-public and private realms but also between the timeless and contemporary.  The building exploits the challenge of a steeply sloping site, while respecting and enhancing its remarkable context. The design evolves from a central garth and cloister, unfolding into a series of brick volumes of varying height and scale. The result is a serene and timeless structure that quietly compliments its landscape through sensitive consideration of context, scale, materiality, and visual harmony.  

Awards: RIAI Irish Architecture Awards 2025:

Public Choice Award Winner

Best Living Project.

Highly Commended in Sustainable Design.

Highly Commended in Universal Design.