Visitor Centre & Timber frame viewing platform
First Year Projects
I think the visitor centre and viewing platform should have a literary atmosphere blends into the surrounding environment and has a symbol of death. I designed the visitor centre and viewing platform using the theme of symbolism and nature. The death of a person is like a fallen leaf returning to the land. I designed this visitor centre with the image of fallen leaves standing on the ground, symbolizing the return of the dead to the embrace of God.
Rock Cemetery
53 Forest Road East, Nottingham, NG1 4HT, England
The design of the timber viewing platform is simple and has a wide view. To collage the boards into the shape of leaves. The leaves lying on the ground represent dead that are both vivid and romantic. At the same time, add some hexagonal honeycomb structure elements to make the viewing platform more integrated into nature. The design of this viewing platform admits daylight, part of the viewing platform has a roof to block rain and snow, it is the design of enabling ventilation. The hexagonal honeycomb structure elements have the function of ventilation, and the entire wooden pillar supports the structure of the viewing platform, so it is extremely wind-resistant.
The visitor centre appearance is similar to the shape of a leaf, and the lines on the wall are like leaf veins. It has a natural beauty. The adjacent cloister combines elements of Renaissance and Gothic architecture, and together with the surrounding cemetery, it precipitates a historical and cultural beauty. The visitor center enters from the arch, and it can be seen from the exterior that it has the pointed arch element, and the roof is the pointed cross rib vault, which combines typical Gothic architectural elements (Fazio, Moffett, and Wodehouse, 2019). There are some columns inside the building, which combines the characteristics of Romanesque and Gothic architecture. The tinted glass wall is similar to the large stained glass of Gothic architectural style.
