| Project Name | Remembrance Centre NMA |
|---|---|
| Project Sector | Public |
| Completion Date | 01/01/2016 |
| Client | Glenn Howells |
Description
Located at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, the new Remembrance Centre is set to be a fascinating, interactive space for visitors to begin their experience. The iconic building, designed by Glenn Howells Architects, beautifully fits into the existing structures of the NMA with the new centre harnessing a soft material concept of larch timber and natural stone.
Tiles Used
Lightly speckled, plain tiles from the Eclipse range were specified for this project.
Outcome
The £15.7m new Remembrance Centre provides a gateway to the National Memorial Arboretum and is also home to exhibition and interpretation spaces, retail space, a restaurant, a cafe and a learning centre.
The scheme, which has been on the drawing board since Glenn Howells Architects were appointed to the job in 2009, features more than 1200m2 of tiles from Solus’ Eclipse range.
Chosen in a subtle grey shade, the architects used a variety of sizes including 600x1200mm and 300x600mm pieces. The tiles can be seen near to the reception and flow through to the large open plan restaurant area.
In the cafe, 150x600mm tiles in a herringbone pattern were used, responding to the smaller scale of the area when compared with the larger volumes of the reception and restaurant.
Michael Kendrick, Project Architect at Glenn Howells, said: “The warm-grey tiles were chosen to complement and provide a neutral backdrop to the warmth of the exposed larch timber frame, which was a key feature of the interior design.”
