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C on t e xt P re c e d e n ts 1. Facility Precedent Study: Project: Arboretum Visitors Center Location: Clermont, Ky. Architect: William McDonough and Partners
Relevance to Project: This highly sustainable facility is an excellent example of building reacting to its context in an appropriate way. It is modeled to react to the environment in a similar way to the ecosystem it interprets. This “Building as a Tree� stimulates the processes of producing oxygen, using sunlight as energy, and collecting water.
Figure 3.55: Interior view of visitors center openings and recycled timber construction along
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with naturally finished materials create a feeling of being a part of the surrounding forest.