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London, United Kingdom
Project Featured on Mar 20, 2014
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Viewpoint Pavilion
London, United Kingdom
Project Featured on Mar 20, 2014
The Viewpoint for Camley Park in King's Cross, London takes its inspiration from rocky islets, as they are natural landmarks in open water scenery. Islands are places to relax our minds and get away from the hectic city life. The pavilion offers Londoners a hideout, a sort of stranded island in the middle of the city. The design is inspired by the primitive shelters, called Laavus, used in Finland and Scandinavia during fishing and hunting trips. These traditional shelters blend in to the surrounding nature and offer a place to observe the wildlife without disturbing it. They are made of tree branches, leaves and moss. Viewpoint is a modern interpretation of this traditional shelter.
Camley Street Natural Park is a miracle in itself—when it was founded in 1984, the site was a deserted coal yard with absolutely nothing growing on it and the soil was very badly contaminated. Today, the atmosphere of the park is almost eternal. The contrast of built and unbuilt is really strongly present, and this contrast is going to grow as new developments in the King’s Cross area are completed. The emphasis of the area is going to be shifted closer to the park, which is why a landmark is needed to attract new visitors to the park.
Viewpoint functions as a natural landmark for the park, attracting new visitors to learn more about nature, the park and its wildlife, and the canal. Viewpoint offers visitors the opportunity to see the park from the water and observe wildlife along the waterline, something that’s currently quite difficult.
Camley Street Natural Park is a miracle in itself—when it was founded in 1984, the site was a deserted coal yard with absolutely nothing growing on it and the soil was very badly contaminated. Today, the atmosphere of the park is almost eternal. The contrast of built and unbuilt is really strongly present, and this contrast is going to grow as new developments in the King’s Cross area are completed. The emphasis of the area is going to be shifted closer to the park, which is why a landmark is needed to attract new visitors to the park.
Viewpoint functions as a natural landmark for the park, attracting new visitors to learn more about nature, the park and its wildlife, and the canal. Viewpoint offers visitors the opportunity to see the park from the water and observe wildlife along the waterline, something that’s currently quite difficult.
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