The two buildings are arranged as a seamless extension of the Garden's path system as they poke out of the hillside, inviting garden-goers in. "Just as the Garden inspires wandering, we designed the Centre so that it is never seen in its entirety but is experienced cinematically as an unfolding place of discovery," Weiss/Manfredi principals Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi said in a statement. The buildings offer two distinct spatial sequences: between them, a direct path to the garden with new framed views that change as the user moves through, and inside the buildings patrons can experience interpretive exhibits, and orientation room for tour groups, an event space, and a gift shop. A 930 square metre "living roof" caps the project.
