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Wallace Monument visitor
facility extension
2009
Lee Boyd Architects
Latest images - 20 Mar 2009:

VISITOR CENTRE AT WALLACE MONUMENT
Lee Boyd Architects have recently completed an extension to the existing
visitor facility at the Wallace Monument near Stirling. The building opened
to the public on Wednesday 25th March 2009.
Extending into an area currently filled by woodland planting, the new
building comprises a partially mono-pitched simple form linked to the
existing building via a low level entrance area. With the building positioned
at an open angle, the approach to the entrance via the undercroft of the
front canopy is designed to be welcoming and flow naturally from the existing
car park area. The glazed front and rear facades of the link element allow
the café to establish its separate but complimentary role in relation
to the existing facility which will continue to house retail and public
WC services.
The two operational volumes are visually tied together by the same façade
treatment of panel cladding with an articulating layer of timber fin cladding
held in front, echoing the vertical rhythm of the surrounding dense treescape.
To the rear of the café space, the glazing remains un-screened,
allowing the visitors to enjoy the view up the hillside towards the monument
visible beyond the treetops. Sliding doors at either end of this façade
facilitate the opening up of the café seating area onto the terrace
to the south.
Through sensitively crafted design, the architectural language of this
modest new building will overlap and envelop the existing to give a unified
appearance, and breathe fresh life into this important national site.

Previously:
The extension to the existing visitor facility at the Wallace Monument,
designed by Lee Boyd Architects, is nearing completion. The new building,
scheduled to open at the end of March 2009, creates a cafe/restaurant
with open views to the Monument.
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