Secret Hills Discovery Centre, Shropshire

The client wanted a building to tell the story of the Shropshire Hills with interactive exhibition and education spaces, workshops, a café and shop. The building is intended to be a modern landmark, attractive through its novelty without being domineering. A curved grass roof, divided by a patent, glazed circulation spine, softens the building’s impact on its surroundings. Landscaped mounding reduces the building’s apparent scale and visibility from all directions.