Animal Welfare
Zero Emissions building for Schwerin zoo
Design Partner:
Fabian Rodriguez Izquierdo
Date:
Summer Semester 2021
Schwerin Zoo aims to achieve sustainable and climate-neutral resource management. This project proposes a zero-carbon building. It also proposes efficient management and production of renewable energy. The reuse of rainwater and the treatment of wastewater are other objectives achieved with this project. A composting facility will recycle organic waste for use in the zoo.
Location
Am Hexenberg 1, 19061 Schwerin, Germany
53.60591066448658, 11.43771389016578
The project is located in Schwerin. This city is the state capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in northern Germany. The site is located more specifically in the western part of the Zoo of Schwerin, between “An der Crivitzer Chaussee” and the core area of the zoo, in the so-called “Hexenberg”.
Inspiration
Approach
By reading and analyzing the provided brief for the project, we point out the main ideas and user demands. Among all the information related to the site and all the requirements for the new project, we found a symbolic element that would rule our conceptual approach.
The briefing mentions an old boat called the zoo ark. We decided to re-cover that idea and create a building that represents the ark that would save the animals. An ark like Noah’s ark.