Indonesian Jungle Pavilion

Indonesian Jungle Pavilion
Address: ZOO Praha, Prague, Czech Republic
Investor:Odbor městského investora Magistrátu hl. m. Prahy
Project:1999 - 2001
Completion:2002 - 2004
Built Up Area:2500 m2
Built Up Space:14000 m3
Price:185 000 000 CZK


The pavilion is designed as a safari under a glass dome, emphasizing a cohesive impression of the selected biotope. It is unique in that it is inhabited by large species of monkeys and apes, and it also represents a rainforest biotope. Visitors walk through an adventurous setting along a winding path, through a gorge, caves, and then ascend to a higher level while being surrounded by greenery, watercourses, and animal enclosures.

Here live orangutans, gibbons, macaques, binturongs, monitors, nocturnal animals, and numerous freely flying birds.

The glass dome is geometrically shaped as an ellipsoid. It is glazed with insulating double glazing – with the lower glass being safety glass and the upper glass being tempered. The support system consists of steel trussed beams. The dome has no shading; in its upper part, there are opening ventilation windows. The system is designed to prevent the interior from overheating due to air conditioning, cooling, and window ventilation.

The pavilion does not have a floor, allowing the plants within direct contact with the soil.
There are 5 water distribution systems for ponds and a waterfall, with different types of water (brackish, aquarium), as well as a misting system and adiabatic cooling.

On the north side of the greenhouse, there is a two-story building for breeding and technical support, which houses animal enclosures, storage rooms, and food preparation areas, as well as air conditioning machinery rooms and a gas boiler room.
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