Westonbirt Mess Building
A new welfare building for the Tree Team at Westonbirt, the National Arboretum – and the second of the buildings we designed for Westonbirt as part of the Tree Management Centre.
A new welfare building for the Tree Team at Westonbirt, the National Arboretum – and the second of the buildings we designed for Westonbirt as part of the Tree Management Centre. This building was constructed entirely using Westonbirt’s own timber, grown and milled on site with minimal processing – building on techniques we pioneered in the Caretaker’s House at Hooke Park. The building was constructed by skilled timber framers Nick Perchard and James Symon working with unskilled volunteers throughout the project. The project has received a National RIBA Award in addition to 3 Regional RIBA Awards, and was shortlisted for the Stephen Lawrence Prize.
