Cradle Mountain Visitor Centre is designed by Cumulus that offers a warm alpine welcome to the Centre of Tasmania though the materiality choice, from exterior to interior and the distinctive Cradle Mountain geology surrounding the building is reflected in its form.
The building was designed to be an abstract interpretation of nature and reflects the motion of being carved from a solid rock by a glacier. The exterior building materiality mirrors the site context with the surrounding mountains and hills coloured with in a grey/blue colour and this raw exterior unwinds into a warm, soft, delicate timber lining of the interior creating a warm and comfortable space to escape the wild Tasmanian climate. The buildings Rough, sharp exterior materials open-up to warm, comforting timber inside, with small openings to show the warmth inside and create the connection through nature utilising the natural timbers of Tasmania.
This is an award-winning building that has won 8 awards including two national awards: 2021 National Architecture Awards- Finalist, 2021 National Landscape Architecture Awards- Landscape Architecture for Tourism.