Brockhole Jetty

Planit Intelligent Environments LLP

This was the first new jetty built for cruise boats on Lake Windermere in 70 years, designed to attract more visitors to the Lake District National Park Visitor Centre at Brockhole. The jetty and its landside facilities had to integrate with its surroundings. Planit-ie used local materials and craftsmen to create a deliberately hidden facility that did not impose on the local landscape. Access to the jetty is via a footbridge and the waiting area is separated from a footpath by the extension of an existing dry stone wall. This sheltered area can accommodate up to 150 people. The copper roof of the waiting area extends over the timber-clad drum of the ticket office. Planit-ie has led a project that might more commonly be architect-led with the utmost sensitivity to its surroundings.

Overview

Location

Location 

Lake District National Park

Category

Waterways and wetlands

Landscape Architect

Planit Intelligent Environments LLP

Client

Lake District National Park Authority

Brief

To create a new jetty and land-side facility at the Lake District National Park Visitor Centre in Brockhole, including access to boats, waiting space, ticket sales building, with appropriate security and minimising the impact of the development on the landscape.

Awards

Lake District National Park

Details

Project Team

Landscape architect: Planit-ie Project management + cost consultant: Turner and Townsend

Local planning authority or government body

Lake District National Park Authority

Year Completed

April 2011

Project Size

0.075 Ha

Technical's

Planting

Materials

The project used local materials and craftsmanship, such as dry stone walling and green oak and the form of the structures were carefully designed to minimise the impact on existing trees.

Contractors 

Contractor: Chris Brammall

Planit Intelligent Environments LLP

Approximate Map Location


Location

Lake District National Park

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