Since 1995 a worked-out china clay pit in St. Austell, Cornwall has been transformed into a leading tourist attraction and horticultural centre, the Eden Project.
LocationCornwall
ArchitectGrimshaw
ClientThe Eden Project
Project TypePublic Space
CollectionsMass Timber
Structural EngineerSKM Anthony Hunts
Structural Timber EngineerHäring
Main ContractorMcAlpine Joint Venture
Product InfoDoubly-curved timber lamella grid
Timber SpeciesEuropean Cedar
Timber ElementsRoof structure, Roof cladding, Glulam columns
Since 1995 a worked-out china clay pit in St. Austell, Cornwall has been transformed into a leading tourist attraction and horticultural centre, the Eden Project. The first structures to be completed were the world’s largest climatically controlled biomes: two massive, ETFE foil-clad, steel geodesic structures covering a plan area of 22,500 square metres. A visitor centre, restaurant and office building followed, all designed on sustainable principles. The latest building to be completed on the site is a new education and interpretation centre, known as “The Core”. It provides a much-needed education facility, with four classrooms and workshop spaces, staff accommodation, a double height exhibition hall and a café.
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