THEME VISION

Lanzhou

The wildlife zoo, located in the northwest of China and moved in 2021.

Taiyuan

This zoo is located in the center of China and moved in 2004.

Hohhot

The wildlife zoo, located in the nortern China and moved in 2005.

Shengyang

The wildlife zoo, located in the northeast of China and moved in 2001.

Beijing

Located in the capital of China, moved in 2004.

Shijiazhuang

Background: Status quo of zoo relocation in China.

Zoo Relocation is a common phenomenon in China. During the past 40 years, with the city development and expanding, zoos in more than 25 Cities have moved from the center of city to the outskirts, causing planty of issues such as the death of animals.

History of Zoo Development

Xi'an

Located in the center of China and move twice, in 1977 and 2004.

Kunming

The wildlife zoo, located in the south of China and planned to move at 2022.

Located in the east of China, it has undergone two relocations, in 1980 and 2005.

Suzhou

The wildlife zoo, located in the east of China and moved in 2017.

Guangzhou next step...

The wildlife zoo, located in the south of China, began the relocation plan in 2009.

The relationship between zoo and human has changed a lot. The word "Zoo" originated in England in 1828. In early zoos, animals were watched in cages. This design concept has been improved in the 21st century - a wildlife park featuring animals and supporting role humans has emerged. However, with the development of urbanization, the zoo in the city center is facing severe challenges due to the conflict between the zoo and the land.What will happen in the future? Is there a way that animals and human-beings could live together?

People used to keep animals in cages, which was the ariginal form of zoos.

People used to keep animals in cages, which was the ariginal form of zoos.

People realize the need to provide free living environment for animals.

The living environment for animals has been improved.

People began to design wildlife parks centered on animals.

In zoos, the relationship between humans and animals changes.

The same design philosophy extends to aquatic animals.

What will happen in the future? Is there a way that animals and humanbeings could live together?

The design reconsiders the relationship between human and nature, and explores the vertical system for zoo and eco-friendly living in a high-density urban environment. For future urban development, the existing urban land may not be enough to build urban parks or gardens, but the yearning for nature is always rooted in people’s hearts.

Site Anlysis

High density urban viaducts

Due to the special terrain of Chongqing, the viaduct is a very common transportation system, and the urban road network has a high overlapping situation.

High density skyscrapers

The site is Located in Yuzhong district, closing to the city center of Chongqing, the average height of buildings is very high, with many skyscrapers surrounded.

High density urban viaducts

The site is located in a famous uncompleted building, which was once conceived as a landmark of Chongqing. However, it haven't been constructed for 13 years.

Lack of parks and green space

Chongqing has a high people density, with insufficient outdoor green space to relax. Besides, the parks are scattered.

Status quo of zoo in Chungking

The Chungking Zoo is located in Jiulong district, very close to the center of Chungking. Similar to trditional zoos in China, most of the animals are locked in cages.

History of urban parks

1853

In 1853, Paris began to plan urban parks, which opened the prelude to urban park planning

1800s

After the Industrial Revolution, the relationship between man nature was reconsidered.

Strategy

1700s

In the middle of the 17th century, the bourgeois revolution in Britain and France. The palace and private gardens were opened to the public

1857

Olmsted participated in the American Central Park Competition (Greensward Plan). This began to reveal the prototype of the park system specification.

By placing landscape design in the atrium inside the building, the revolving human activity space could interacts with the animal space. The boundary between man and animals becomes blurred, and there will be natural interaction visual contact between these two groups.

Strategy

1878

The establishment of Boston Park System marks the beginning of the establishment of many urban park systems around the world.

Future

What will the park be like in the future? Is there a good way to combine the park and the skyscraper?

The vertical park could be a possible trend in the future

1900s

The contradiction between urban parks and land use is prominent, while the parks are small and scattered. The technology of skyscrapers developed a lot.

1868

Strategy 3: The reflection of different climates inside the zoo

Traditional zoos generally divide the living areas of animals according to the climate zone, and this vertical zoo will also follow this division method. By selecting several typical climate types in the world, their corresponding terrain types and animal types were determined.

In the horizontal direction, the vertical zoo starts from the urban texture of Chongqing, responding to the typical residential stilts in Chongqing and the mountain landscape in Chongqing; In the vertical direction, the climate and terrain changes from bottom to top to adapt to the living requirements of different animals.

Habitat of migratory birds.

Frigid Zone. Snowy mountains and snowy fields.

Temperate monsoon climate. Alpine meadow.

Different layers will reflect different geomorphic features and animal types from the bottom to the top. One side of the building is facing the urban, stilted buildings will naturally lead the circulation into the main entrance of the building; The other side is facing the mountains in Chungking, with landscape connection between interior and exterior. Programs such as public canteen, hotels and shared office will be the main fuction in the rotating blocks, which, provide an opportunity for animals and human-beings live togther.

Temperate

Subtropical monsoon climate. Small mountains and hills.

Tropical desert climate zone. Desert and wasteland.

A transition zone to the ground.

Stilted buildings in Chungking.

Masterplan