Gracefully situated at the transition between ecosystems, the new Killens Pond State Park Nature Center hovers over the pond as it emerges from the hardwood forest. Simultaneously lifting spirits and fading into the landscape, it serves a single and determined purpose—keeping nature at the forefront.
Transparency and openness unite interior spaces with the surrounding landscape, offering wide perspectives of the pond, close inspections of the forest, and opportunities to contemplate the natural forces which dynamically act upon them.
AIA Baltimore Design Award Winner
Featured in the October 2006 issue of Contract Magazine.
“The design is so fitting because it’s about nature, not about the building.” – Nature Center Building Committee Member
Details
- Exhibit, multi-purpose and laboratory spaces
- Indoor and outdoor education and gathering areas
- Designed to achieve Silver LEED Certification