Light to Light

The Light to Light walk project comprises NSW’s first hut-to-hut walk. The design includes accommodation at three precincts, Mowarry, Hegarty’s Bay and Green Cape Lighthouse, each site differing significantly in setting, vegetation type and connection to the dramatic coastline.

At Mowarry, the buildings are distributed around the edge of a native grassland, recessed into the surrounding vegetation. The buildings, comprising twin and bunk accommodation modules, a larger communal building, amenities and staff accommodation, are simple FC clad forms with an offset gable. At Hegarty’s Bay, the buildings are located within a heavily forested area, arranged in a looping configuration that captures a variety of outlooks and landscape conditions around the site.

At Green Cape, a series of Lightkeeper’s buildings will be converted to group accommodation, respecting the heritage values of the site while refreshing and bringing these spaces to life for a new generation.

The cladding is painted a range of colour tones, drawn from the surrounding landscape and enabling the buildings to blend into the background as a type of architectural camouflage. This responds to a key priority of NPWS, to make the buildings very discrete so as to not compromise the experience of any other visitor to the park.