The Story of Gardening Museum, English Real Estate Development, The Newt Woodland Architecture Photos
The Story of Gardening Museum in England
23 Dec 2021
Architects: Stonewood Design
Location: The Newt, Somerset, south west England, UK

Photos by Craig Auckland
The Story of Gardening Museum
The Story of Gardening Museum has been awarded a RIBA National Award 2021, a RIBA South West Sustainability Award 2021, and the Newt in Somerset have received the RIBA South West Client of the Year 2021.

The Story of Gardening is located on the edge of a well-established small woodland area within the wider visitor attraction at The Newt in Somerset, near to Bruton. See https://thenewtinsomerset.com

The Estate includes gardens, cider production, visitor facilities, hotel and a restaurant. The Story of Gardening is intended to encourage visitors to explore further afield than the nucleus of visitor facilities around the historic walled garden.
The Story of Gardening is set underground with a long glazed elevation opening onto the adjacent woodland. The roof of the museum is grassed and is inhabited by the Estate deer herd. This ensures that the Museum has as low a visual impact as possible as one approaches it.

The experience of approaching the The Story of Gardening is dramatic. The woodland floor descends from the museum forming a dell at a lower level. This topography provides the setting for a tree-top walkway. The walkway, called ?The Viper?, starts its journey at the museum roo...