Dove Lake Viewing Shelter by Cumulus promotes love for nature and meditative moments for visitors in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
The Dove Lake Viewing Shelter by architecture and design studio Cumulus was born out of the re-appropriation of a former car park in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Embedded within the island's Cradle Valley, the new structure finds a calculated balance between outstanding, contemporary design and a strategic sensitivity for its natural surroundings.
Inside, visitors are guided through a series of unadorned, minimally-lit corridors and almost-cave-like chambers. Dim LED lights peek through 'cracks' between the floor and walls, allowing the overall mood and tone of the space to surrender to the natural weather conditions outside.
The shelter’s location and positioning was the result of adhering to a series of strict regulations for before, during and after construction. Furthermore, the transformation of the original car park into the new building takes up a smaller footprint, adding an important regenerative aspect to the project, allowing nature to reclaim space around it.
Designed in collaboration with Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Service, the local community and members of the Big River Nation, Dove Lake Viewing Shelter is the manifestation of a series of well-researched, strategic and sensitive design decisions that render the new space in continuous harmony with its vast, natural context.
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