Camel Trail Gateway, Wadebridge

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New high-quality public conveniences and a gateway entrance to the Camel Trail in Wadebridge will create a new focal point for the local community and visitors alike, thanks to a winning design from CSA Architects.

 

CSA were among a number of practices invited to submit concept design ideas to the Camel Trail Partnership (CTP).  The practice held an in-house design competition and submitted a range of ideas, leading to their appointment to develop a working scheme in close collaboration with the CTP and North Cornwall District Council (NCDC).

 

Drawing from the strengths of the natural and built environment of the trail corridor,  the new toilet block is created from gabion baskets filled with local materials representing the Camel Trail and its historic connections to the mining industry, including locally quarried natural stones, locally collected shells, bottles from the nearby Camel Valley vineyard and internal metal workings of old trams.

 

The new Trail Gateway creates a new public open space in a strategic location of Wadebridge with a strong visual appearance from the town centre. It provides a safe and generous area to rest, re-group and start the journey on the trail. The landscaping features and toilet building work hand in hand to provide an educational interactive Gateway Facility to the Camel Trail.

 

The project is another prestigious feather in the CSA cap, with the CTP comprising the town and parish councils and chambers of commerce plus statutory bodies such as NCDC, Cornwall County Council and Padstow Harbour Commissioners. Completed summer 2009.