Centre of Conservation

This thesis situates a building response against various a real-world biological crisis. The idea is to explore how architecture can respond to the creation of habitat experiences for multiple species, with both human and more-than-human needs taken into consideration in the design process. Choice of building and site location is deliberate. The proposal is situated adjacent to an existing Zoo and is designed as an educational facility to educate about biodiversity losses and to focus on the role of conservation as a means of stemming these losses. This project intends to begin a conversation about a multispecies approach to architecture.

This building aims to spread awareness of conservation through the representation of its built form and its programmatic function. Drawing on the ideas of multi-species cohabitation, the building caters to an incredibly wide array of native species.

Drawing on the materiality of place, the proposed building roof symbolises shifting tectonic planes. The design intends to make it appear as if a section of earth had been lifted from the ground plane.

Different species will visualise a space in markedly different ways. These images are representative of a Human, Bee and Frog perspective.