Mount Stuart - Visitor's Centre : Information + Images

Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute, Argyll Contact: +44 (0)1700 503 877 fax: +44 (0)1700 505 313 mount stuart: photo © keith hunter from munkenbeck + marshall architects limited Description: Mount Stuart is a spectacular High Victorian Gothic house, conceived by the 3rd Marquess of Bute (1847-1900) Architect: original house by Robert Rowand Anderson from Edinburgh; visitor centre by munkenbeck + marshall architects limited from London mount stuart: images © keith hunter from munkenbeck + marshall architects limited Mount Stuart Context: 300 acres of woodlands, arboretum, exotic gardens Facilities: shop, restaurant, adventure play + picnic areas Tours: guided tours of Mount Stuart House and gardens available Access: by ferry from Wemyss Bay, Renfrewshire or Colintraive in Argyll. by bus from Rothesay to Mount Stuart - 5 miles Contact Mount Stuart: contactus@mountstuart.com Mount Stuart Visitor’s Centre Architect: Munkenbeck + Marshall Architects Client: Mount Stuart Trust Ltd Completed: Jun 2001 Project cost: £1m The brief for the Mount Stuart Visitor’s Centre project was to create a modern, original visitor centre building in its own right, distinct from the existing Mount Stuart House - to excite visitors as well as accommodate them. An extremely elegant and essentially simple solution to the requirements of a visitor centre. The Mount Stuart Visitor’s Centre building and display are harmoniously integrated. Good landscaping and a good relationship with existing timber buildings. Beautifully detailed by Munkenbeck + Marshall, delicately sited and consistently cool. RIAS / Munkenbeck + Marshall Architects: Mount Stuart building PR - 27 Sep 2002 No larger images: mount stuart: images © keith hunter from munkenbeck + marshall architects limited New York Architecture Scottish House Modern Architects Mount Stuart architects - Munkenbeck + Marshall Architects Museum of Scotland