propositions for the zoo profile

1. Branded zoo - zoo with a endangered species.

Zoo that will attract people seeking for something rare and unique.

As we were trying to remodel of zoo inhabitants profile, we came to idea, that nowadays people look for something different than traditional, boring zoo. We live in times of YouTube and sensations, people expect thrill and excitement. This idea is very simple: all species are to be endangered, that should add excitement of intercourse with animals that are probably one of the least of their kind.

PROGRAM:

- creation of animal’s natural environment

- muliti species exhibits according to climate/ natural conditions/ food/ surrounding

ADVANTAGES:

- unique experience for people – thay can not see all those endangered species living in a wild

DISADVANTAGES:

- collecting big number of endangered species could be problematic

2. Experimantal zoo.

PROGRAM:

- muliti species exhibits according to global warming climate changes

- experiment: how different species will live and survive in warmer climat than their natural one / changes in small steps

- arrangement of species in their natural surounding with a possibility of change the surrounding – animal’s choice (eg. penguin can move from his natural cold surounding to warmer one, where, normally, live different species)

- “Mixed Species Rotation Exhibits” – is an integrated management and facility design strategy which allows animals to move sequentially between two or more interconnected display and off-display areas for the purpose of increasing available space and behavioral opportunities for the animals. Resulting increases in appropriate animal behavior and activity should improve visitor interest and satisfaction. from “Mixed Species Rotation Exhibits” by Jon Coe

ADVANTAGES:

- new approach – new evolution changes caused artificially

DISADVANTAGES:

- changes that we expect can be long-lasting processes

3(additional). Holographic zoo/pavilion/room

PROGRAM:

- creation of holographic pavilion where people can enter animal’s natural life (eg. people can run within herd of antelopes that escape from predator)

ADVANTAGES:

- people can easily identify with animals

- it can be an additional entertainment

DISADVANTAGES:

- it is not real

SUMMARY

Even if we will choose first, second or both options, we want to design a zoo with multi species exhibits.

Conditions (script criteria):

- Climate / humidity, temperature, air-pressure, wind, precipitation

- Environment / relief, water - land configuration, hight above sea level

- Time activity / day, night, 24-hour

- Life activity / predators, rodents, lizards, cats, scavengers, mursupials, herbivorous, dogs...