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Projects: Earthed News 2009/2010
Posted Oct 03, 2008 - 06:46 PM
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EARTHED: Back From the Brink, Slimbridge were successful in making the Shortlist for THE SUSTAIN' MAGAZINE AWARDS 2010. Shortlisted for category Sector One: Construction
SLIMBRIDGE WILDFOWL & WETLAND TRUST, South Gloucestershire
Back From the Brink
Earthed were contracted by Slimbridge WWT to build a cob and timber frame viewing gallery to house the new exhibition of wetland mammals on the site. The cob walls in combination with a timber frame structure supports a ˜living roofâ of wild flowers and are finished with a lime plaster and earthen render.
Part of a larger project Back from the Brink, the building was conceived by Simon Rose of Slimbridge WWT to be of the landscape in which it was located; the Trust wished to employ a more natural building method in line with its conservation philosophy, reflecting its immediate surroundings and local materials.
Pondzone
May 2010 Slimbridge will once again invite you to experience the new developments taking place on site which includes new amphibian breeding grounds, a play pond for younger children and a beautiful new timber frame building with living roof in their Pondzone area. Earthed worked with Julian Edmondson of Slimbridge WWT to provide an exciting teaching structure which will provide an educational space for visiting groups and is also where visitors are invited to examine there pond dipping findings.
SLIMBRIDGE WILDFOWL & WETLAND TRUST, South Gloucestershire
Back From the Brink
Earthed were contracted by Slimbridge WWT to build a cob and timber frame viewing gallery to house the new exhibition of wetland mammals on the site. The cob walls in combination with a timber frame structure supports a ‘living roof’ of wild flowers and are finished with a lime plaster and earthen render.
Part of a larger project Back from the Brink, the building was conceived by Simon Rose of Slimbridge WWT to be ‘of the landscape in which it was located; the Trust wished to employ a more natural building method in line with its conservation philosophy, reflecting its immediate surroundings and local materials.
As artists and builders, Earthed's main objective is to raise awareness of sustainable methods of building and living through creative and practical means. All the materials were sourced either directly from the site or from as locally as possible. For example the stone plinth incorporated a dismantled old stone wall from the site in combination with locally quarried Cotswold stone, the clayey subsoil came from the old foundation excavations of the new centre and the straw was sourced from a neighbouring farm. The cob building has become a focal point for the site, demonstrating to the public what can be achieved using sustainable and reclaimed materials. Both the premise for Back from the Brink and the choice of materials selected for the building will hopefully get people thinking about important conservation issues such as wetland habitat loss and species decline and looking at minimising materials in construction using a combination of both reclaimed and un-processed and natural materials.
The project also supported the work of artists/crafts people from the wider South West incorporating sculpted timber work from both Doug King-Smith and Richard Ward-Leitso of Devon.
Back from the Brink was funded thanks to a legacy from the late Raymond Victor Safe, Viridor Credits Environmental Company, The Garfield Weston Foundation, The Dorus Trust, The Olive Herbert Charitable Trust and WWT members. Opened July 2009 to the public, the building has been a welcome addition to the site.
Pondzone
May 2010 Slimbridge will once again invite you to experience the new developments taking place on site which includes new amphibian breeding grounds, a play pond for younger children and a beautiful new timber frame building with living roof in their Pondzone area. Earthed worked with Julian Edmondson of Slimbridge WWT to provide an exciting teaching structure which will provide an educational space for visiting groups and is also where visitors are invited to examine there pond dipping findings.
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