Bat House Visitor Center

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Bat House Visitor Center

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The Bat House Visitor Center and respective bat houses are designed as a fully-integrated, sustainable system. A singular structure allows both programs to support one another. To offset the rigid prefabricated wood frames of the overall structure, the playful notion of folded “origami” plates provide an effective enclosure for bat chambers as well as suitable landing areas. The main structure of the bat house is based on the post or “rocket-bat house” typology which has proven to be a successful alternative to traditional layered plate houses. Incremental units based on a 4” x 4” grid, with sharp angles and roughened surfaces, house several bat colonies while also acting as cross bracing members for the main space frame structure. The outer folded skin enclosing the bat chambers provides effective darkness and protection for bat dwelling and roosting, while the red external color optimizes visibility for spectators in a synergistic structure for bats and humans.

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Bat House Visitor Center

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