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    The Savannah House was designed by Lam Architects as an enclosure for giraffes at the Rotterdam Zoo. It uses passive solar design principles to provide natural lighting and heating, including a transparent roof and optimally sized walls. Natural ventilation also contributes to a pleasant indoor climate for the animals. The floor plan avoids corners to allow the giraffes freedom of movement and to reduce conflicts between animals. The building creates a sustainable and comfortable shelter for the giraffes.

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    The Savannah House was designed by Lam Architects as an enclosure for giraffes at the Rotterdam Zoo. It uses passive solar design principles to provide natural lighting and heating, including a transparent roof and optimally sized walls. Natural ventilation also contributes to a pleasant indoor climate for the animals. The floor plan avoids corners to allow the giraffes freedom of movement and to reduce conflicts between animals. The building creates a sustainable and comfortable shelter for the giraffes.

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    The Savannah House was designed by Lam Architects as an enclosure for giraffes at the Rotterdam Zoo. It uses passive solar design principles to provide natural lighting and heating, including a transparent roof and optimally sized walls. Natural ventilation also contributes to a pleasant indoor climate for the animals. The floor plan avoids corners to allow the giraffes freedom of movement and to reduce conflicts between animals. The building creates a sustainable and comfortable shelter for the giraffes.

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    The Savannah House was designed by Lam Architects as an enclosure for giraffes at the Rotterdam Zoo. It uses passive solar design principles to provide natural lighting and heating, including a transparent roof and optimally sized walls. Natural ventilation also contributes to a pleasant indoor climate for the animals. The floor plan avoids corners to allow the giraffes freedom of movement and to reduce conflicts between animals. The building creates a sustainable and comfortable shelter for the giraffes.

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    ANIMALS.

    IT ALSO GIVES THEM MORE LIVING SPACE, FOR THE GIRAFFES ARE FREE AND
    SAVANNAH HOUSE / LAM ARCHITECTS CAN GO IN AND OUT AS THE PLEASE. TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE BUILDING WITH A
    GOOD INDOOR CLIMATE, THE DESIGN TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE NATURAL ELEMENTS:
    SUN, WIND AND RAIN.

     ARCHITECTS: LAM ARCHITECTS FOR NATURAL LIGHT AND HEAT SO-CALLED PASSIVE SOLAR ENERGY IS USED. THE ROOF
     LOCATION: ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS IS TRANSPARENT AND THE HEIGHT OF THE WALLS IS DETERMINED FOR THE BEST SOLAR
     STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: CAE NEDERLAND POTENTIAL. INSIDE BUT ALSO OUTSIDE, BECAUSE EVEN ON A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY
     PROGRAM: GIRAFFE-HOUSE AND VISITOR
    CENTRE
     WOODEN FRAMES: HEKO SPANTEN
     BUILDING CONTRACTOR: DURA VERMEER
    HEYMA ROTTERDAM
     E CONTRACTOR: ELECTRO-FOUR
     CLIENT: STICHTING KONINKLIJKE
    ROTTERDAMSE DIERGAARDE, ROTTERDAM
    ZOO
     AREA: 570.0 M2
     PROJECT YEAR: 2009

    SUSTAINABLE SHELTER & HEALTHY INDOOR

    CLIMATE

    THE ACCOMMODATION FOR THE GIRAFFE IS AUTUMN OR WINTER DAY, THE ANIMALS ARE ABLE TO STAND AT THE NORTH SIDE
    DESIGNED AS A "SHELTER", OF WITCH THE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING AND IN THE SUN. ON COLD AND CLOUDY DAYS IS USUALLY
    ARCHETYPE OF THE AFRICAN CORAL HAS SUFFICIENT ONLY TO HEAT THE ANIMALS INSTEAD OF THE WHOLE 4500M3 RESIDENCE.
    SERVED AS THE MODEL. THE DESIGN THIS IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE GIRAFFES CAN FIND THE NECESSARY WARMTH AD SO
    PROVIDES A COMFORTABLE PLACE FOR THE
    CALLED "CUDDLE-WALLS”. THE HEAT THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THESE "CUDDLE-WALLS” ARE THE SAVANNAH HOUSE, WITH ITS SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS, IS COMFORTABLE FOR THE
    WOODCHIPS BURNED IN STEAD OF FOSSIL FUELS. ANIMALS, USER-FRIENDLY AND ENERGY EFFICIENT/EFFECTIVE. SUSTAINABILITY IS NOT
    ONLY REFLECTED IN THE ENERGETIC CONCEPT OF THE DESIGN BUT ALSO IN, PLAN AND
    MATERIALS INCLUDING UNTREATED WOOD WITH FSC-LABEL AND GRASSES AS REED AND
    NATURAL VENTILATION ALSO CONTRIBUTES PRESSED BAMBOO. BY CAREFULLY SELECTING AND APPLYING THE RIGHT MATERIALS THE
    TO THE PLEASANT ATMOSPHERE. THIS IS BUILDING IS NEARLY FREE OF MAINTENANCE, CONVENIENT FOR OPERATING COSTS, BUT
    POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE BUILDING AND THE ALSO FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. LESS MAINTENANCE MEANS EVEN LESS ANNOYANCE
    VENTILATION ARE ORIENTED AT THE MOST FOR THE ANIMALS, THE PUBLIC AND LESS ENVIRONMENTAL HARASSMENT.
    COMMON WIND DIRECTION. THE PRINCIPLE OF
    NEGATIVE AIR PRESSURE PULLS THE WIND
    TROUGH THE BUILDING.

    THE ANNUALLY RAINFALL OF APPROXIMATELY


    330,000 LITRES, ON THE ROOF OF THE
    SAVANNAH HOUSE WILL BE COLLECTED AND
    USED FOR THE THIRSTY PLANTS IN THE
    ADJACENT BUILDING.

    ANIMAL WELFARE
    THE FLOOR PLAN IS WITHOUT CORNERS, TO PROVIDE A RELAXED AND NATURAL
    BEHAVIOUR OF THE ANIMALS. IN THIS
    WAY, THEY ARE NOT ABLE CLAMP EACH
    OTHER AT A CORNER, THE ANIMALS
    CAN ALWAYS TURN THEIR BACK ON A
    APPROACHING CONFLICT AN RUN
    AWAY. THE 'BULGING' OF THE FACADE
    GIVES THE ANIMALS MORE FREEDOM.
    PALM SPRINGS ANIMAL CARE FACILITY / SWATT |
    THE MIERS ARCHITECTS

    GIRAFFES WILL NEVER EXPERIENCE THE PHYSICAL


    LIMITS OF THE BUILDING, FOR THE BUILDING BENDS
    AWAY FROM THEM

    A SPECIALLY DESIGNED “CRUSH” ENSURES THAT


    ANIMALS ARE NOT TO BE STUNNED BY RESEARCH.
    IN ADDITION, AN INVESTIGATION OR OPERATION,
    BECAUSE OF THIS “CRUSH” IS QUICKLY AND
    SMOOTHLY DONE.
    COMPONENTS INCLUDE A PUBLIC ORIENTED, ANIMAL COMMUNITY CENTER AMBIENCE
    FEATURING A CENTRAL INDOOR/OUTDOOR KENNEL DESIGN WITH PUBLIC ADOPTION
    · ARCHITECTS: SWATT | MIERS ARCHITECTS ACCESS WITHIN AN INVITING GARDEN COURTYARD EQUIPPED WITH MISTERS AND FABRIC
    · LOCATION: DEMUTH PARK, PALM SPRINGS, SHADE STRUCTURES.
    CALIFORNIA 92264, HOA KỲ
    · DESIGN TEAM: GEORGE MIERS, AIA,
    PROJECT DESIGNER/PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE; TIM
    HOTZ, AIA, JOB CAPTAIN; AARON HARTE,
    AIA, LEED AP, CONSTRUCTION
    ADMINISTRATOR; MAUREEN CORNWELL,
    INTERIOR DESIGNER
    · LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: RANDY PURNEL
    LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

    THE PALM SPRINGS ANIMAL CARE FACILITY REPRESENTS A UNIQUE PUBLIC/PRIVATE


    PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER. LOCATED ON A 3 ACRE
    SITE ACROSS FROM THE CITY’S DEMUTH PARK, THE EXTERIOR DESIGN REFLECTS PALM
    SPRINGS’ UNIQUE MID-CENTURY ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE. SPECIFIC PROGRAM
    THE FACILITY ALSO INCLUDES CAT COMMUNITY ROOMS, SPECIAL CANINE “LIVING
    ROOMS” ADJACENT TO AN INDOOR/OUTDOOR SOCIALIZATION AREA, SECURE ANIMAL ANIMAL REFUGE CENTRE / ARONS EN GELAUFF
    CONTROL WORK AREAS, A TRAINING ROOM FOR EDUCATIONAL AND EVENING USES,
    AND A FULLY EQUIPPED CLINIC FOR IN-HOUSE MEDICAL PROCEDURES. THE PROJECT HAS ARCHITECTEN
    BEEN DESIGNED AS AN EQUIVALENT “SILVER” LEED FACILITY WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS
    ON WATER CONSERVATION, WHERE IN RECYCLED WATER FROM THE ADJACENT SEWAGE
    TREATMENT PLANT IS USED FOR CLEANING ALL ANIMAL AREAS AND FOR LANDSCAPE
    IRRIGATION.

    · ARCHITECTS: ARONS EN GELAUFF ARCHITECTEN

    · LOCATION: AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS


    · ARCHITECTURAL TEAM: ADRIE LAAN, RIANNE KREIJNE, JOOST VAN BERGEN, MIREN
    ARAMBURU, MARISKA KOSTER, CLAUDIA TEMPERILLI, OLIVER RASCHE
    · LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: DRO AMSTERDAM, RUWAN ALUVIHARE
    · ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEER: VAN
    ROSSUM, AMSTERDAM
    · BUILDING PHYSICS: DGMR, ARNHEM
    · INSTALLATION ENGINEER: W+R
    INSTALLATIES, UTRECHT
    · CONTRACTOR: BAM, AMSTERDAM
    · CLIENT: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
    BUREAU AMSTERDAM, STICHTING
    DIERENOPVANGCENTRUM AMSTERDAM
    · BUDGET: 4.100.000 EURO (US $6.33
    MILLIONS)
    · AREA: 5800.0 M2
    · PROJECT YEAR: 2007
    THE BUILDING FACES INWARDS IN ORDER TO REDUCE EXCESSIVE NOISE LEVELS (BARKING!)
    FOR THE NEIGHBOURS. IN THE HIGH PART OF THE BUILDING, THE CAT
    THE TWO AMSTERDAM ACCOMMODATION IS LOCATED ABOVE THE DOG KENNELS AS AN EXTRA SOUND
    ANIMAL REFUGES IN BUFFER FOR THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
    AMSTERDAM HAVE BEEN
    AMALGAMATED - THE
    NEW-BUILT IS THE
    LARGEST POUND IN THE
    NETHERLANDS. THE PLOT
    IS IN THE CITY FRINGE, AN
    APPARENTLY IMPOSSIBLE
    WEDGE OF CAKE.

    SKY-FRAME

    THE "COMB MODEL" USUAL FOR THIS FUNCTION CONSISTS OF A LONG SERVICE
    CORRIDOR, WITH A REPETITION OF KENNELS AT RIGHT ANGLES TO IT, SEPARATED BY
    SMALL OUTSIDE SPACES. THIS MODEL IS DOMINATED BY RAILINGS AND THE LOOK OF IT
    CLOSELY RESEMBLES A PRISON.

    THE CENTRAL POSITION OF THE ENTRANCE LOBBY DETERMINES THE FINAL FORM - A
    FLUID OBJECT. ITS HIDE IS A PIXEL VERSION OF THE GRASS ON THE OLD DIKE NEXT TO THE
    LOCATION.

    WE HAVE HAD THE SERVICE CORRIDOR AND THE KENNEL CORRIDOR CONVERGE IN THE
    AMSTERDAM ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE. THIS CREATES A LONG, THIN RIBBON BUILDING.
    THIS BUILDING IS FOLDED LIKE A RIBBON ALONG THE WATERWAY AROUND THE PLOT.
    INSIDE THIS, TWO LARGE PLAY SPACES FOR THE ANIMALS HAVE BEEN CREATED.
    THE PROJECT GREW
    OUT OF TWO DESIRES:
    ON THE ONE HAND
    CANINE BRIGADE / TRANSFORM + DS THE DESIRE TO
    ARCHITECTURE PROTECT THE SITE OF
    A HIGHLY
     ARCHITECTS INDUSTRIALIZED
    TRANSFORM + DS ARCHITECTURE ENVIRONEMENT
    HOSTILE TO THE
     LOCATION
    PRESENCE OF THE
    92 RUE LAVOISIER, 78800 POLICE AND ALSO
    HOUILLES, FRANCE TO DEVELOP THE
     CATEGORY LANDSCAPE
    INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS POTENTIAL OF IT
     CLIENT (THE PRESENCE OF
    FRENCH MINISTRY OF INTERIOR THE CHANNEL AND
     BUDGET EXC VAT A MEADOW FOR DOG TRAINING).
    1,8M€
     AREA
    780.0 M2
     PHOTOGRAPHS
    JULIEN LANOO

    THE USE OF GABION IS A LINK BETWEEN THE IDEA OF PROTECTION AND THE CONCEPT
    OF LANDSCAPE: USED AS CLADDING, IT DEVELOPS THE POETICS OF THE OCCUPIED WALL
    (CITADEL, FORTRESS, ENCLOSURE ...) BY MEANS OF A CONSTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUE
    (NATURAL STONE ARRANGED BY HAND IN METAL CAGES) TYPICAL OF CONSTRUCTIONS
    ALONG RIVERS OR PROTECTING MOUNTAIN ROADS.
    THE PROGRAM INCLUDES THREE SEPARATE UNITS. THE FIRST IS DEVOTED TO THE A METAL ROOF STRUCTURES THE SITE AND CONNECTS THE ADMINISTRATIVE PART TO
    ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING OFFICES, MEETING ROOM, REPORT WRITING ROOM, THE LOGISTIC ONE WHILE CLEARING A SHELTERED SPACE UNDER A CANOPY TO PROTECT
    LOCKER ROOMS AND TOILETS. DELIVERIES, LOADING AND UNLOADING OF DOGS FOR PATROLS DEPARTURES AND
    RETURNS.

    THE SECOND COMBINES THE FUNCTIONS RELATED TO THE DOGS CARE, SUCH AS
    NURSING, FOOD PREPARATION AREA, ATTACK MAN LOCAL, STORAGE EQUIPMENT.

    THE THIRD IS DEVOTED TO DOGS SHELTERS WHICH ARE DISPATCHED INTO THREE ZONES:
    THE ATTACK DOGS, THE SNIFFER DOGS, AND THE QUARANTINE BOXES. EACH NICHE IS
    COMPOSED OF A FRONT AREA SHELTERED BY A ROOF AND AN OPEN AIR BACK
    COURTYARD.

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