The Calm Zone or An Ceantar Ciúin is located in the Old College Bar building in UCC and is a space designed to be a place of respite and calm for students, and in particular students on the autism spectrum. 

This was a collaborative project across UCC with Kirsten Hurley as the project lead.

Linda Horgan from the Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy provided valuable contributions as a specialist in environmental design for specific needs

For more information on the calm zone please follow this link.

https://www.ucc.ie/en/autismfriendly/thecalmzone/

The Calm Zone is currently featured in the Venice Architectural Biennale in a show titled “Autistic Imaginaries of Architectural Space”, which showcases architecture through the lens of autism.