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Gorilla Kingdom
Gorilla Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
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Gorilla Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2007
BUDGET
$5M - 10M
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The design offers a series of viewpoints from which the visitor observes and is observed by the gorillas. These views unfold, around a promenade route following a moat that bounds the gorillas new paddock and culminating in the boardwalk structures. The form and detail design of this viewing enclosure evokes the culture and materials of the Gorilla’s natural habitat without the need for Disneyesque pastiche. The boardwalk itself is made from rich, red Ekki hardwood (recycled from railway sleepers) and the ceiling and walls are clad in Douglas Fir ply panels patterned with cut-out sections and stripes of paint inspired by the rhythmic Kuba fabric patterns traditionally made in the Congo and Rwandan regions - often making symbolic reference to ‘the ancestors’. The visitor boardwalk is separated from the gorillas by a glass wall given lateral support by the canopy columns. The columns are made from bamboo, again a material reference to the gorillas’ natural habitat and we believe the first use of structural bamboo in the United Kingdom.
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