Folding into the landscape

摘要

The dramatic Lake District topography of the 50km stretch from St Bees Head to the Eden Valley was the inspiration for a 250m-long timber-finned facade which will wrap around a car park in the Cumbrian town of Penrith.rnDesigned by Sheppard Robson, the10.5m-tall laminated veneer lumber (LVL) panels will shield the three-level concrete car park proposed for the 11,500sq m site.rnRodi MacArthur, an associate at Sheppard Robson, had the idea of incorporating the peaks and troughs pattern of the Lake District landscape into a timber envelope, and believes the undulating design is one of a kind.