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BLACK LAVA FIELDS VISITOR CENTER



Dimmuborgir, Iceland
2020
In Collaboration with Gabriel Quijada

Bee Breeders Competition Shortlisted







Dimmuborgir is a dramatic volcanic site that demonstrates a unique part of Iceland’s spectacular geological history. The Hverfjall’ volcano power is evident in the vast fields of dark, irregular rocks that put man’s scale into geological perspective. The Black Lava Fields Visitor Center creates atmospheres that heighten our sensory awareness of this natural wonder by directing and framing the visitors’ views of the Dimmuborgir lava field and Hverfjall. “The Visitor Center” is a vessel that allows these singular experiences to unfold gradually as each person circulates the building, and especially when they emerge from it and enter the expansive volcanic landscape on foot.





 


   





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Garrett Nelli is a practicing architect, researcher, and maker based in Seattle, WA. Practice Na explores experimental timber fabrication and emergent regenerative design methodologies for realizing situated projects.