园艺的故事博物馆位于萨默塞特的纽特（The Newt）更广泛的游客景点中的一个小林地边缘。博物馆设置在地下，有一个长长的玻璃立面通向邻近的林地。屋顶上有草，并有庄园里的鹿群居住。当人们走近博物馆时，它的视觉影响尽可能的小。靠近它的时候是戏剧性的。林地的地面从博物馆开始下降，在较低的水平上形成一个山谷。这种地形为树顶走道提供了环境。这条被称为 “毒蛇 “的走道从博物馆屋顶开始，蜿蜒地穿过树林。

The Story of Gardening museum is located on the edge of a small woodland area within the wider visitor attraction at The Newt in Somerset. The museum is set underground with a long glazed elevation opening onto the adjacent woodland. The roof is grassed and is inhabited by the estate deer herd. The museum has as low a visual impact as possible as one approaches it. The approach is dramatic. The woodland floor descends from the museum forming a dell at a lower level. This topography provides the setting for a treetop walkway. The walkway, called “The Viper”, starts its journey at the museum roof level and winds its way through the trees.

游客在博物馆的北端接近它，穿过树冠走向入口。当人们穿过树林，沉浸在林地的植物和动物中时，在树冠层可以看到博物馆的景色。抵达 “园艺的故事 “的戏剧性是由位于僻静的林地环境中的公民公共空间的并列而形成的。抵达入口处后，人行道延伸开来，形成一个露台，博物馆就展现在眼前。前立面的全高玻璃窗是最小的，也是最优雅的。

The visitor approaches it at the northern end of the museum and walks through the tree canopies towards the entrance. As one weaves through the trees, immersed in the flora and fauna of the woodland, views of the museum are glimpsed at canopy level. The drama of arrival at the The Story of Gardening is set up by the juxtaposition of a civic public space which is located in a secluded woodland setting. On arrival at the entrance the walkway splays out to form a terrace and the museum reveals itself. Full height glazing to the front elevation is minimal and elegant.

在白天，林地在玻璃上得到反映。5米高的玻璃推拉门打开，呈现出游客接待处和咖啡馆。永久展览提供了一个机会，让人们对庄园的中心主题–花园进行更深入的探索。在欣赏展览和博物馆的同时，游客可以通过玻璃立面回望外面的林地，就在外面。博物馆的内部是一个简单的现成的混凝土外壳。

During the day-time the woodland is reflected in the glazing. 5m high glazed sliding doors open to present the visitor reception and cafe. The permanent exhibition offers the opportunity to engage in a deeper exploration of the central theme of the estate, the garden. All the while, whilst enjoying the exhibition and the museum, the visitor can look back outside through the glazed elevation to the woodland right outside. The interior of the museum is a simple in-situ concrete shell.

卫生间和咖啡馆区域通过使用模压陶瓷砖显示出欧陆风格的 “公民性”。与此相辅相成的是由当地铁匠手工制作的、以花园工具、花卉和昆虫为主题的金属衣帽挂件，采用了自然打蜡处理。博物馆的南墙和玻璃立面的基座通过使用当地的Hadspen石料混凝土来表达内部和外部。这种材料正在庄园的其他地方使用，并将博物馆置于其环境中。博物馆的内容可以存在于一个强大的环境中。

Bathrooms and cafe areas display a continental style “civic-ness” through the use of moulded ceramic tiles. This is complemented by a playfulness in metal coat pegs which are handcrafted by locals blacksmiths in a natural waxed finish to the theme of garden tools, flowers and insects. The southern wall of the museum, and the base to the glazed elevation are expressed inside and outside by the use of local Hadspen stone aggregate concrete. This material is being used elsewhere on the Estate and grounds the museum in its context. The contents of the museum can exist in a robust environment.

因此，博物馆的内部环境更多的是为参观者提供足够的新鲜空气和正确的温度，而不是像其他博物馆和画廊那样完美的控制气氛。这使得咖啡馆空间成为一个 “中间 “环境，工作人员和参观者可以决定保持他们的大衣。该博物馆利用现浇混凝土的热质量，以减轻冷却和加热负荷。一个带有水平地面阵列的地源热泵主要为地板供暖。一个机械通风热回收系统将加热和冷却空气所需的能量降到最低。

The internal environment of the museum is therefore more about sufficient fresh air and correct temperature for visitors than a perfectly controlled atmosphere more akin to other museums and galleries. This allows the cafe space to be an “in-between” environment where staff and visitors may decide to keep their coats on. The museum utilises thermal mass from the in-situ concrete which lessons the cooling and heating load. A ground source heat pump with a horizontal ground array primarily feeds underfloor heating. A mechanical vent heat recovering system minimises the energy required to heat and cool air.

Architects: Stonewood Design
Area: 1000 m²
Year: 2019
Photographs: Craig Auckland
Manufacturers: IQ Glass, Edgewood Joinery, IQ Glass Roltrac mechanisms, MJ Patch, Sphere 8, Woodmace using Hadspen Quarry Stone
Services Engineers: E3
Contractor: Beard Construction
Planning Consultant: AZ Urban Studio
Director:Nicola Du Pisanie
Architect:Vanessa Warnes
Architectural Assistant:Hana Barnes
Viper Architect:Mark Thomas Architects
Viper Engineer:Henry Fagan
Structural And Civil Engineer:Hydrock
Cost Consultant:Synergy
Exhibition Design:Kossmann de Jong
Glazing Consultant:GL&SS
City:Hadspen
Country:United Kingdom