Nishorgo Oirabot Nature Interpretation Centre / Vitti Sthapati Brindo Ltd, Ehsan Khan

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Text description provided by the architects. The main objectives of this centre, located in a protected forest and nature reserve in Chittagong District in the south of Bangladesh, are nature education and interpretation tours, in an effort to create awareness and promote biodiversity, conservation and eco-tourism. Nishorgo means environment in Bengali, and the central concept driving the project is to cherish the sanctity of nature.

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The building itself is sensitively placed within the landscape: the reinforced concrete platforms of the ‘pavilion shelter’ float above the ground on structural walls; the concrete slabs are pierced by tree trunks where necessary, reflecting the project’s aim to create as little impact on the environment as possible. The visitor walks up the layers of platforms to a raised level to observe the surroundings. An exhibition area is enveloped in a compositional arrangement of openings framed by wooden lattices, and there is a space for viewing films with walls of exposed, burnt clay brick.

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Address:Teknaf, Bangladesh

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Cite: "Nishorgo Oirabot Nature Interpretation Centre / Vitti Sthapati Brindo Ltd, Ehsan Khan" 20 Oct 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/82628/nishorgo-oirabot-nature-interpretation-centre-vitti-sthapati-brindo-ltd-ehsan-khan> ISSN 0719-8884

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Nishorgo Oirabot自然解读中心 / Vitti Sthapati Brindo Ltd, Ehsan Khan

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