The Panda House project is being organized in the Danish Zoo with the construction coming soon this year.
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Bjarke Ingels, BIG founder partner said: "Architecture is like portraiture. To design a home for someone is like capturing their essence, their character and personality in built form. In the case of the two great Pandas, their unique solitary nature requires two similar but separate habitats - one for her and one for him. The habitat is formed like a giant yin and yang symbol, two halves: the male and the female complete each other to form a single circular whole. The curvy lines are undulating in section to create the necessary separation between him and her - as well as between them and us. Located at the heart of the park, we have made the entire enclosure accessible from 360 degrees, turning the two pandas into the new rotation point for Copenhagen Zoo.”
The project design includes 1.250 square feet indoor space as well as 1.200 square feet outdoor area with a massive bamboo forest. A restaurant located on the Panda House ground floor will allow visitors to observe the animals while resting.
The Panda House should open in 2018 in parallel with the arrival of two Pandas from Chengdu (Chinese City) in the Zoo.
