UK-based Studio Wave created Ecology of Colour, a colourful pavilion for
holding a variety of sustainable craft workshops within Dartford
Central Park’s Ecology Island. This is the third Artlands public
realm commission for North Kent. Made from local materials, was designed “to act as a jolly custodian"
and encourage community involvement in a neglected corner of a public
park.
In
response to this unique context, Studio Weave have designed a small
versatile structure with a semi-outdoor space at ground level and an
enclosed area on the first floor with many windows that open wide
onto the landscape. As well for bird watching and art studio the
building will be used as an outdoor classroom, a dyeing workshop and
simply as a rain shelter, as well as sun shelter, within the Ecology
Island.
The
colorful cladding was conceived by graphic studio Nous Vous who have
created a cohesive graphic visual language for the exterior of the
building. Prior to its installation, a team of local residents and
artists worked together in a painting workshop to produce each of the
144 panels, which form the external cladding.
The
building opened in September 2012, now a group of designers is
working with a group of horticulturists to create a garden full of
native plants for extracting natural pigments (including Golden Rod
for yellow, Alder for red and Bugloss for blue), celebrating nature
and color in a fun, inclusive way.
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