The Brief

• To construct a contemporary modern building, to blend within the grounds of the Historic Tyntesfield House. The new building is constructed at the entrance to the estate and used as a welcome centre and ticket office before entering the National Trust estate.

Work Included

• Temporary works to ensure paths and walkways were maintained for the visiting public.
• Significant levelling and stepped traditional foundations.
• Steel frame to create large open spaces.
• Timber and masonry infill clad with larch boards to the external walls.
• Birch faced plywood cladding and detailing to the internal walls.
• Thermally broken efficient aluminium glazing.
• External and landscaping works to blend the building with the existing landscape.