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Upton Country Park
Upton Country Park
Poole, United Kingdom
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Other Projects by Western Design Architects
Upton Country Park
Poole, United Kingdom
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2022
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
$500K - 1M
A landscape led sustainable welcome centre for a Dorset Country Park
The new Welcome Centre at Upton Country Park, part of the parks wider Discovery Project was part funded by a £1.9 million Heritage Lottery bid. The new landmark building serves as a new ’front door’ to the country park, connecting visitors with the wider park. As well as facilities such as unisex toilets, baby changing facilities, gift shop and dog wash, the main space offers an opportunity to learn more about the parks heritage using interactive and immersive displays which will bring the park’s history to life. It provides a high-quality visitor experience and creates a central information point for visitors to access services, find out about events and gather with friends.
The Welcome Centre employs a natural material palette echoing the surrounding landscape. Purbeck dry stone walls, chestnut timber cladding and limestone signage help root the building within its context which is further enhanced with the biodiverse green roof, planted with 34 species of wildflowers. Insect hotels, swallow cups and bat boxes all aid with enhancing the biodiversity on site whilst the wisteria climbers help to connect the building with the historic tree lined carriageway behind. The contemporary appearance ensures this building reaches the ‘showpiece status it needs to have to serve as a memorable visitor attraction’
Sustainability played an integral part of the design, with the inclusion of an Air Source Heat Pump for under floor heating, re-use of demolition materials on site to create bespoke rammed earth benches around the site and new bollards made from naturally fallen Oak trees from the park. The project targeted a very good BREEAM accreditation, which rewards environmental, social and sustainability through the built environment.
The new Welcome Centre at Upton Country Park, part of the parks wider Discovery Project was part funded by a £1.9 million Heritage Lottery bid. The new landmark building serves as a new ’front door’ to the country park, connecting visitors with the wider park. As well as facilities such as unisex toilets, baby changing facilities, gift shop and dog wash, the main space offers an opportunity to learn more about the parks heritage using interactive and immersive displays which will bring the park’s history to life. It provides a high-quality visitor experience and creates a central information point for visitors to access services, find out about events and gather with friends.
The Welcome Centre employs a natural material palette echoing the surrounding landscape. Purbeck dry stone walls, chestnut timber cladding and limestone signage help root the building within its context which is further enhanced with the biodiverse green roof, planted with 34 species of wildflowers. Insect hotels, swallow cups and bat boxes all aid with enhancing the biodiversity on site whilst the wisteria climbers help to connect the building with the historic tree lined carriageway behind. The contemporary appearance ensures this building reaches the ‘showpiece status it needs to have to serve as a memorable visitor attraction’
Sustainability played an integral part of the design, with the inclusion of an Air Source Heat Pump for under floor heating, re-use of demolition materials on site to create bespoke rammed earth benches around the site and new bollards made from naturally fallen Oak trees from the park. The project targeted a very good BREEAM accreditation, which rewards environmental, social and sustainability through the built environment.
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