![]() Where the land is raised, the ramp offers guests an open-air viewing platform in line with the bamboo forest, while at ground level it opens out into an indoor observation area lined with glass. While helping BIG mimic the bears' natural habitats as closely as possibly, Panda House's undulating landscape is also designed to enhance the visitor experience.Ī ramp runs around its edge, in line with changing wall heights, and allows people to observe the pandas from different levels. "Overall, the Panda House is designed to feel like humans are the visitors in the pandas' home, rather than pandas being the exotic guests from faraway lands," said Zahle. Related story Tasmanian kangaroos move into White Arkitekter's new Copenhagen Zoo enclosure Together this provides the pandas with plenty of opportunity to rest, explore, eat and find shade and sun depending on the season, temperature and preference. Under the raised edges, BIG has also incorporated sheltered stables for the pandas to hide, while a variety of rocks, climbing trees, basins and streams fill the rest of the space. This is mirrored either side of the wall. This slope is used to create a mix of different environments for the pandas, including "a bamboo forest" on the elevated side, and a "more dense 'misty' forest" on the other. This snakes upwards at opposite ends of the enclosure to create an undulating landscape. Like the yin-yang symbol, which represents opposite but balanced forces within a circle, Panda House is divided by a curving wall. The pandas, named Mao Sun and Xing Er, were a gift from the Chinese government to the Queen of Denmark's following her visit to the country in 2014.īIG, Schønherr Landscape Architects, MOE were later commissioned to design the 4,950-square-metre enclosure for the bears to reside at Copenhagen Zoo, for which they first unveiled the design in 2017.
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