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Environmental Science Museum to naturally interact with surrounding urban environment

Environmental Science Museum

Guadalajara, the capital city of the Mexican province of Jalisco is world renowned for hosting eclectic cultural events. And now to accentuate that level of societal gathering, architects Charles Renfro and Matthew Johnson has conceived a design for a grand natural science museum, which will spatially interact and evolve with the surrounding urban environment.

The naturalistic design considerations of this ‘Environmental Science’ museum are quite evident as the architects have envisioned a structural system that strongly alludes to the natural geographic contours. The main zonal area will be divided into four separate eco galleries, each placed vertically according to positional attributes (with altitude) of coasts, valleys, lakes, rivers and mountains. Moreover, as a spatial ploy to enhance the degree of organic character, each of these galleries will also house a vivarium (enclosed place for living organisms) adjacent to it. This, in effect, allows the sustainable energy system infused within the building to synchronize with the natural ecology of the organisms.

Coming to the zoning attribute, an exclusive urban gallery would surround the inner eco galleries, thus creating a circulative, yet accessible front for the whole museum. The inherent collectivity of the total space will further be highlighted by an expansive green roofing system that doubles up as a flexible urban park. Finally, as an ingenious scheme, the architects have also thought of two mobile galleries to be docked outside the museum. They can in turn travel around the city for a range of exhibitions, thus in the process increasing the level of environmental interaction.

Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro

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