Torridon Gateway

The new Torridon Visitor Centre as an outdoor viewing platform for people to gather, explore and make meaning of the natural and cultural landscape around them.

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Location
Torridon, Scotland

Competition
2022

Client
National Trust for Scotland

Rooted in the sites location, right at the intersection between the intense steep mountain face with its ancient rocks sweeping down, and meeting the wide open calm loch - the design creates a shelter for interpretation and gathering.

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