The copper clad buildings are raised on a tough exposed concrete plinth, above flood levels, with extensive areas of gravel surfacing referencing the site's history of stone extraction from the lake bed.
Jetties, slipways and a working boatyard serve the museum, while the wider landscape comprises a more agricultural aesthetic with gently mounded meadows and vegetated drainage swales, which take car park and field run-off to a reedbed.
Herbaceous planting within the wetland and gravel areas forms delicate counterpoint to the tough materiality of the museum complex.
Further features include a model boating pond, picnic area, woodland planting and a play boat for children.
Works commenced on site in 2015 and completed in 2019.
Overview
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Project Name
Windermere Jetty
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Location
Cumbria
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Category
Public realm
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Landscape Architect
JCLA
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Client
Lake Land Arts
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Awards
LI Awards 2020 Finalist - Excellence in Landscape Design
Details
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Project Team
Client: Lake Land Arts Architect: Carmody Groarke Architects Landscape Architect: JCLA (Jonathan Cook Landscape Architects Ltd) Structural and Services Engineering: Arup Exhibition Design: Real Studios Project Management/QS: Turner Townsend Ecology: Middlemarch Environmental Architect (Old Fire Station): John Coward Architects QS (Old Fire Station): Bushell Raven Contractor (Buildings, hard landscape to entrance/museum surrounds): Thomas Armstrong (Construction) Ltd Contractor (Soft landscape, car parking and field area): O'Malley Groundworks & Plant Hire Ltd Contractor (Planting subcontractor): Ashlea Ltd Contractor (North of the Beck): Pinington Ltd Museum Branding and Signage: A Practice for Everyday Life Access Consultant: Jane Toplis Associates Ltd
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Year Completed
2019
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Contract Value
£10.9 million (Landscape elements £1.9 million)
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JCLA
Registered Practice - (6 - 10 Employees) -
Approximate Map Location
Location
Cumbria
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