Zoo architecture
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about zoo architecture
Project • By Biselli Katchborian Arquitetos • Masterplans
ZOO SP Masterplan
Zoo SP, one of the most significant tourist and historical sites in São Paulo, underwent a Masterplan development during the competition stage by the Biselli Katchborian office, in collaboration with Robert De Paauw. The proposed intervention reimagines the current space of the complex in the Parque das Fontes do Ipiranga, which includes the Botanical Garden, the Zoo, and the Zoo Safari, into an integrated and educational environment, fostering a better understanding of the relationship between humans and nature.
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The new park concept introduced the renaming of the Botanical Garden to "Bio Flora" and the Zoo to "Bio Fauna," establishing a unified identity for these areas and promoting interaction between spaces. A centra... More
Project • By Provisual.pro Studio • Parks/Gardens
MONDE SAUVAGE SAFARI PARK
The modern architectural design for Monde Sauvage Safari Park in Belgium was created by the architectural bureau R9 Studio-Architectes. The concept of the architectural project aims to create a unique space that unites visitors with nature, while maintaining a balance between functionality and aesthetics. The park's architecture emphasises ecology and harmony with the environment, offering innovative solutions for human interaction with wildlife. The spaces of the park have been designed down to the smallest detail to provide a comfortable and unforgettable experience for visitors. This project embodies a modern approach to design, demonstrating the architects' skill in creating unique objects.Our studio created 4 photorealistic renderings... More
Project • By Piotr Krajewski - Architectural Photography • Zoos
The extension of the ZOO in Zamość
Photo shoot of the extension of the ZOO in Zamość by architectural studio, RYSY Architekci Rafał Sieraczyński
Piotr Krajewski - www.pkrajewski.pl
Piotr Krajewski - www.pkrajewski.pl
Piotr Krajewski - www.pkrajewski.pl
Piotr Krajewski - www.pkrajewski.pl
Piotr Krajewski - www.pkrajewski.pl
Piotr Krajewski - www.pkrajewski.pl
Piotr Krajewski - www.pkrajewski.pl
Piotr Krajewski - www.pkrajewski.pl
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News • News • 1 Dec 2021
Historic Pepper Family Wildlife Center at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo sees a major renovation, restoration, and expansion
Dedicated as a Chicago Landmark in 2005, the historic lion house at the centre of the city’s Lincoln Park Zoo was originally designed by architect Dwight Perkins and completed in 1912. Notable for its decorative brickwork, terracotta details, lion mosaics and grand hall with vaulted Guastavino tile ceiling, the building has undergone limited work since its last significant renovation in 1990.
Tom Harris
With a desire to substantially improve lion habitat and the experience of visitors, this latest renovation, restoration, and expansion of the 54,000 square foot facility was undertaken by Goettsch Partners in collaboration with Seattle-based zoo exhibition specialists PJA Architects.
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Works include nearly... More
Project • By Banker Wire • Zoos
El Paso Zoo Cat Adoption Center
At the El Paso Zoo’s Cat Adoption Center, MNK Architects was scoped with creating a fun, colorful, and family-friendly environment where the potential adoptees and cats could have one-on-one encounters. In the renovation of the Cat Adoption Center (previously known as The Asia Exhibit), MNK relied heavily on Banker Wire’s SJD-2 wire mesh pattern to create a key architectural installation that was both functional and decorative, helping realize the overall design scheme and purpose of the Center.Asian motifs underscore the architecture and design of the Cat Adoption Center—a structure that was originally built in the early 1990s. Inspired by the building’s original design, MNK Architects’ renovation built on thi... More
News • News • 16 Oct 2020
Architecture of Elephant World explores the unique relationship between elephants and Thai locals
On a rural site located 52 kilometers north of the city of Surin, Thailand, the architecture of the new Elephant World expresses the uniquely close relationship between Thai elephants and Thai locals, who consider elephants as part of the human family structure. As such, Elephant World isn’t viewed as a collection of enclosures for undomesticated animals, but rather a large (5400 square meter) residence for extended family members
Credit: Spaceshift Studio
Elephant World is a government project with the aim of bringing local Kui people and elephants back to their homeland and ensuring a suitable and sustainable living conditions for elephants. The project, designed by Bankok Project Studio, includes the Kui village, an elephant... More