Glencoe, National Trust For Scotland Visitor Centre
Visitor Centre (21st Century)
Site Name Glencoe, National Trust For Scotland Visitor Centre
Classification Visitor Centre (21st Century)
Alternative Name(s) Inbhir-fhiodhan
Canmore ID 300306
Site Number NN15NW 53
NGR NN 11249 57546
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/300306
- Council Highland
- Parish Lismore And Appin (Lochaber)
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Argyll
Glencoe Visitor Centre, Gaia Architects, 2002 for the National Trust for Scotland Award winning eco-complex constructed of untreated native timbers and other toxin-free materials, and using recycled water and benign energy systems. Raised on stilts over gently sloping wooded ground broken by natural watercourses, the building,s various parts are linked by slatted walkways, with minimal intrusion on the site. The elevations are broken up to suggest the grouping of a clachan, mixing slated, timber planked and corrugated iron roofs with whitewashed or weatherboarded walls.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
