Studio Wave’s Magical Wooden Hut Celebrates Nature and Color in Kent, UK
Posted By Ana Lisa Alperovich On March 13, 2013 @ 5:29 pm In Architecture,Art,carousel showcase | No Comments
UK-based Studio Wave [4] created this magical timber hut for holding a variety of sustainable craft workshops within Dartford [5] Central Park’s Ecology Island [6]. Made from local materials and decorated with the help of local residents and graphic designer studio Nous Vous [7], the ‘Ecology of Colour’ shelter will hold activities ranging from natural dyeing [8] to bird watching, drawing and candle making.
A tree house and park shelter [9] all in one, the Ecology of Colour pavilion has two floors and many windows that open wide onto the landscape. The colorful cladding was conceived by graphic studio Nous Vous [7] and it was created by local residents through a series of workshops to provide a foundation for future activities.
The building opened just a few months ago, but the designers are already working with a group of horticulturists to create a garden full of native plants for extracting natural pigments (including Golden Rod [10] for yellow, Alder for red and Bugloss for blue), celebrating nature and color in a fun, inclusive way.
+ Studio Wave [4]
Via Archilovers [11]
Photos by Studio Wave [4]
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[4] Studio Wave: http://www.studioweave.com/
[5] Dartford: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartford
[6] Ecology Island: http://www.dartford.gov.uk/by-category/leisure-and-culture2/parks-and-open-spaces/central-park2/ecology-island
[7] Nous Vous: http://www.nousvous.eu/
[8] natural dyeing: http://inhabitat.com/lipstick-contains-the-same-red-bugs-that-are-in-starbucks-drinks/
[9] shelter: http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-kreod-pavilion-opens-today-as-east-londons-new-sustainable-architectural-landmark/
[10] Golden Rod: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldenrod
[11] Archilovers: http://www.archilovers.com/p78578/The-Ecology-of-Colour
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