Longwood Gardens West Conservatory

Kennett Square, PA

Longwood Gardens West Conservatory

Designed as a modern take on the original Victorian greenhouses, the west conservatory building comprises elegant, curved steel frames supporting a glass roof. MKA’s work also included renovating and expanding a two-story administration building, a new restaurant, landscape and horticultural display areas, and a one-story below-grade reception suite. A particularly unique aspect of the design is the incorporation of earth ducts in the conservatory, which utilize the natural cooling of the earth/soil to deliver heating and cooling to the building.