george robert white fund children’s zoo · • franklin park zoo is one of two boston-area zoos...
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G E O R G E R O B E R T W H I T E F U N DC H I L D R E N ’ S ZO O
NATURE’SNEIGHBORHOODS
•FranklinParkZooisoneoftwoBoston-areazoosoperatedbyZooNewEngland
•UrbanlocationinhistoricFrederickLawOlmsted-designedFranklinPark
•RepresentsthefirstprojecttobeimplementedfromtheZoo’smasterplan,adoptedin2009
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•Consciouslyreachesouttoitsimmediateneighbors,particularlyfamilieswithchildrento8-yearsold
•Makesnatureaccessibletourbanresidents
•Focusesonimmersiveplay-basedexperiences,manywithrelatedadjacentliveanimalexhibits
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NATURE’SNEIGHBORHOODSSITEPLAN
THE HUB
THE FARM
GRASSLANDS
WOODLANDS
THICKET
WETLANDS
IDENTITY
CLEARING
Nature’s Neighborhoods Identity
The Hub
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WELCOMEANDORIENTATION
THEWOODLANDSNEIGHBORHOOD
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BAMBOO CLIMBER
RED PANDA/MUNTJAC
HOLDING
Area Identity
THEWOODLANDSNEIGHBORHOOD
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Bamboo Climber
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Red Panda and Muntjac Exhibit
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What’s in the Neighborhood Interactive
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AVIARY
TURTLE POND
AVIARY
ADMIN
THEWETLANDSNEIGHBORHOOD
Area Identity
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What’s in the Neighborhood Interactive
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Aviary Turtle Pond
THETHICKETNEIGHBORHOOD
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EAGLE’S AERIE
BOULDER CLIMB
STUMP JUMP
CLEARING
BLOWDOWN
RABBIT HOLE
STONE WALL
THETHICKETNEIGHBORHOOD
Area Identity
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What’s in the Neighborhood Interactive
Stump Jump
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Rabbit Hole
Boulder Climb
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Blowdown
Eagle’s Aerie
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Net ClimberEagle’s Eye
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PRAIRIE DOGS
TALLGRASS MAZE
THEGRASSLANDSNEIGHBORHOOD
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Area Identity What’s in the Neighborhood Interactive
Prairie Dog Exhibit
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Tallgrass Maze
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What Kids Really Do with Spin Blocks!
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NATURE’SNEIGHBORHOODS
Owners
Zoo New England, George Robert White Fund
Design Team
Cambridge Seven Associates
Architecture/Planning
Coyle & Caron
Landscape Architecture and Habitat Design
Main Street Design
Exhibits and Interpretive Planning and Design
Construction Team
Commodore Builders
General Construction
Cemrock
Rockwork and Theming
Adirondack Studios
Interpretation, Graphics and Theming
A thru Z Consulting and Distributing
Tensile Structure and Caging
DATA Overall Cost
$7.3 M
Construction Cost
$5.3 M
Size
Approximately 3 acres
Completion Date
September 2016
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