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The Voigt Partnership has won a national design competition to create a 'Garden Room' at the community garden in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
The competition asked entrants to design the bespoke facility for the Ninewells Garden Room Design Competition.
The winning practice will now be invited to develop its designs by NHS Tayside, Ninewells Community Garden and Forestry Commission Scotland.
The 'Leaf Room' structure is inspired from a natural form helping to connect the building to the garden, replicating the form with a leaf shaped roof overhanging a rectangular shaped room underneath.
The building will be developed primarily in Natural Scottish Timber, with the main structure being Douglas Fir columns supporting a large primary beam (main leaf stem) with rafters (leaf veins).
The external walls will be insulated traditional timber frame construction with Scottish Larch cladding finish.
The roof above (leaf blade) will be an oval shape tilted on one end then folded down at either side of its central axis, and is supported wholly by the column and rafter structure as opposed the main walls of the room.
The roof shape lends itself to water collection at both sides of the roof for gardening use.
Neil Horton from BSW Timber, which is supplying timber for the building, said: "The winning design showcases how Scottish Timber can be used in construction to create a landmark structure for people to enjoy all year round.
"Not only did Jonathan Reeve and The Voigt Partnership Limited demonstrate skillful development in their detail design they also maintained the clarity of concept that had been presented at stage one."
Jonathan Reeve of The Voigt Partnership said: "The Voigt Partnership is delighted to have been successful in winning the Ninewells Garden Room Competition.
"The leaf room is inspired from a natural form helping to connect the building to the garden it serves.
"We look forward to working closely with the client so this exciting proposal can be fully realised and compliment the fantastic community garden at Ninewells."
(LM)
