On my first visit to the IMA's 100 Acres: The Virginia B Fairbanks
Art and Nature Park, I found its Visitors' Pavilion set among the trees,
a cool place to take a break from the heat and humidity
of the day. Though surrounded by the woods,
the Pavilion is not far from the Michigan Road
entrance to the Museum grounds.
The structure, known officially as the Ruth Lilly Visitors' Pavilion,
was designed by Marlon Blackwell of Fayetteville, Arkansas,
following practices for environmental sensitivity and conservation,
making it an LEED certified building.
Built in a flood plain, the structure was designed to allow
for the occasional free flow of water around and
beneath its base.
2 comments:
I so want one of those in my back garden, Speedway.
So do I, Dive. Isn't it cool? Basically, it's not really much more than a couple rest-rooms with a lounge, but w/a bit more space could become a nice basis for a house.
Maybe you could have an enclosure with the roof with slats spaced to both let the light in and provide shade. You'd need a heated floor for the winters, so you could spend time reading and looking out at the snow.
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