photorealistic architectural render of a marine research and innovation centre in carna connemara on the west coast of ireland the facility comprises two refurbished buildings a larger marine innovation and development centre research building with a distinctive curved barrel vault roof white rendered walls dark charcoal or black curved roof cladding and large industrial windows and glazed entrance on the front facade a smaller compact single storey administration building sits adjacent the site is a flat concrete yard with the atlantic ocean and connemara coastline visible in the background rocky shoreline sparse coastal vegetation soft overcast irish atlantic sky seawater infrastructure and pipework visible in the yard the building feels industrial coastal and purposeful a working marine science facility in a remote gaeltacht landscape render strength 90