2017
Sevenoaks Wildlife Trust,
Sevenoaks Wildlife Trust
Sevenoaks Wildlife Trust
Open competition to design a new visitor centre for a nature reserve. Located in a former gravel quarry to the north of Sevenoaks, Kent, the new 650m² building is to act as the flagship centre for the Wildlife Trust, exploring key themes of nature, health and wellbeing for visitors and educational groups.
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Inspired by the site
Our design draws inspiration from the site, with structures cloaked in planting, bird-watching hides perched on the edges of lakes, and references to its industrial history. The proposal is a striking composition of three distinct elements: the ground-level visitor centre and offices; the timber-framed raised studio and treatment rooms; and a filigree timber treetop lookout platform.
![](https://framerusercontent.com/images/FLSEqHKovaHKuYdJUb7wKzHfS7U.jpg)
![](https://framerusercontent.com/images/rKV0BPGDQ8fwC6lfACRiVmQno.jpg)
Inspired by the site
Our design draws inspiration from the site, with structures cloaked in planting, bird-watching hides perched on the edges of lakes, and references to its industrial history. The proposal is a striking composition of three distinct elements: the ground-level visitor centre and offices; the timber-framed raised studio and treatment rooms; and a filigree timber treetop lookout platform.
![](https://framerusercontent.com/images/FLSEqHKovaHKuYdJUb7wKzHfS7U.jpg)
![](https://framerusercontent.com/images/rKV0BPGDQ8fwC6lfACRiVmQno.jpg)
Inspired by the site
Our design draws inspiration from the site, with structures cloaked in planting, bird-watching hides perched on the edges of lakes, and references to its industrial history. The proposal is a striking composition of three distinct elements: the ground-level visitor centre and offices; the timber-framed raised studio and treatment rooms; and a filigree timber treetop lookout platform.
![](https://framerusercontent.com/images/FLSEqHKovaHKuYdJUb7wKzHfS7U.jpg)
![](https://framerusercontent.com/images/rKV0BPGDQ8fwC6lfACRiVmQno.jpg)
A welcoming gateway
The proposal acts as a gateway to the nature reserve, allowing clear orientation and access to the facilities as visitors arrive from landscaped parking through a welcoming opening in the ground-floor building. Walking routes, educational tours, picnic areas and play spaces are directly reached from the area adjacent to the new building.
![](https://framerusercontent.com/images/oevp5GzCF1koZyui024uP6coVrA.jpg)
![](https://framerusercontent.com/images/xcUcoqbpHaYWhXXBTBgO2lHWw0.jpg)
![](https://framerusercontent.com/images/oAdtSB5LDhAc47S8toqrV1KFA.jpg)
A welcoming gateway
The proposal acts as a gateway to the nature reserve, allowing clear orientation and access to the facilities as visitors arrive from landscaped parking through a welcoming opening in the ground-floor building. Walking routes, educational tours, picnic areas and play spaces are directly reached from the area adjacent to the new building.
![](https://framerusercontent.com/images/oevp5GzCF1koZyui024uP6coVrA.jpg)
![](https://framerusercontent.com/images/xcUcoqbpHaYWhXXBTBgO2lHWw0.jpg)
![](https://framerusercontent.com/images/oAdtSB5LDhAc47S8toqrV1KFA.jpg)
A welcoming gateway
The proposal acts as a gateway to the nature reserve, allowing clear orientation and access to the facilities as visitors arrive from landscaped parking through a welcoming opening in the ground-floor building. Walking routes, educational tours, picnic areas and play spaces are directly reached from the area adjacent to the new building.
![](https://framerusercontent.com/images/oevp5GzCF1koZyui024uP6coVrA.jpg)
![](https://framerusercontent.com/images/xcUcoqbpHaYWhXXBTBgO2lHWw0.jpg)
![](https://framerusercontent.com/images/oAdtSB5LDhAc47S8toqrV1KFA.jpg)
E160.
Sevenoaks Wildlife Trust
Year:
2017
Location: Kent
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Category:
Public
England