Architecture Photography Belfast, Architecture Photography Northern Ireland
Building: Giant’s Causeway Visitors’ Centre
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Architect: Heneghan Peng architects
Building Type: Culture and Entertainment - Tourist attraction
The Giant’s Causeway lies in Northern Ireland’s Causeway Coast World Heritage Site, a landscape of cliffs formed by hexagonal basalt stones, agricultural landscapes and cliffside walks. Utilising the large difference in level across the site, two folds are created in the landscape. One, extending the line of the ridge, accommodates the building. The second, extending the level of the road, screens the car park from view.
Client
National Trust
Size
1800m²
Date
2005 (Competition)
Status
Construction
Location
Antrim, Northern Ireland