Truly of its landscape in the tradition of the park
A building that is all about the landscape. The Weston, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Feilden Fowles, RIBA regional award and sustainability award and regional client of the year award 2019. Credit Peter Cook
Stirling shortlisted, RIBA National Award, Yorkshire RIBA Regional Award 2019
Feilden Fowles for Yorkshire Sculpture Park Contract value: £3.6m
GIA: 673m2
Cost per m2 £3,150
The Weston, the new gateway building to the consistently excellent YSP provides a visitor centre and gallery at the point of arrival for many visitors. Truly of its landscape in the tradition of the park, from the east it consists of a monolithic 50m long wall in rammed gravelly concrete acting as a sound screen to the calm spaces within. On its western side it becomes a glazed timber-framed pavilion giving panoramic views across the park. This is a project that has achieved an excellent outcome through he close collaboration between the client and the architect.