NORDIC 360. ICELAND VISITOR CENTER COMPETITION ENTRY

The creation competition was to replace and refresh the existing Visitor Center. No longer fit for purpose and the increasing volumes of tourists expected. The brief implied that super-sizing the existing building would be insufficient to meet the expectations of future visitors. Environmental concerns of conservation, sustainability becoming more urgent furthered the increasing need for the new complex to reflect these values. Simultaneously, offering an opportunity to make a more appealing eco-tourism destination.

Advances in the methods modern museums and educational facilities are employing to disseminate information offer exciting design opportunities. This insight would eventually become embodied in the tectonic of the proposed complex.

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