James Gorst Architects completes White Eagle Lodge temple complex
By Ben Flatman2023-06-07T06:00:00
New home for a spiritual organisation seeks to promote ‘peace and simplicity’ through pallette of brick and wood
James Gorst Architects has completed a new temple complex in rural Hampshire.
Designed for White Eagle Lodge, a spiritual organisation founded in 1936, the project sits within the South Downs National Park. James Gorst Architects won the commission in a two-stage competition in early 2017.
The temple, which is open to the public, replaces an existing 1970s structure on the site. The new building consists of a temple, library, chapels, meeting spaces and catering kitchen. The newly landscaped grounds have been designed by McWilliam Studio.