Comments on: Savannehuis by LAM Architects

By: hinkley

hinkley — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:29:28 +0000

I love the way it looks, and I love the thought that has been put into making the giraffes feel like they have more space. The bowing walls are such a good idea.

By: deniz

deniz — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:33:32 +0000

the metal suspending elements – whatever they are, hope not the lighting – seem to collide with the heads of giraffes?!

By: octopoos

octopoos — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:28:30 +0000

oh, and i love how the glu-lams look like a herd of outward-encircled giraffes looking over the savanna. very fun.

By: octopoos

octopoos — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:17:20 +0000

wonderful project.
did the designers mean african “corral”? just curious, it’s probably just spelled differently from what i’m accustomed to.
i’m not too familiar with african architecture, but the stick, mud, and plant material imagery, along with the circular forms found in their huts and clusters creates a great vernacular reinterpretation
(the project could look like coral as well…)
would have been nice to have shown some exterior views of the visitor approach. looks like in the section, the beams would have had a different expression from the other side photo’d. would be interesting to compare the two sides…
at the same time, all the shots seem griraffe-point-of-view, which suites more the purpose of the building i suppose, heh.
terrific contextual and modernly interpreted project, must have been a fun one to research and design.

By: Freek Betty

Freek Betty — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:53:33 +0000

Well I agree………… lucky giraffes. I agree again ………..look beyond ………and READ before you criticise. Because especially when you take the time to read the article and design approach one will understand this unique design. I think it is designed from within and around the animals in stead of making a just a ‘shape’. Clearly the designer took interests in the inhabitants. here ‘form follows function’ or rather behaviour and weather. If you look at Piano there is quit a difference Piano’s design is much larger, more details and I guess more expensive.. Different use of materials on top of this……….it does not compete with it at all. By the way , I love the suggested African atmosphere and when you look at a different photo, one will see the building at the front and one can clearly see the difference , or rather that it is not at all like Piano’s, it quite unique.
Might I suggest to the people Who only watch pictures to read and observe, look closely before one criticises it??
In my opinion great architecture, fits the zoo and the animals perfectly, Love to go there so….

I am going to look at it soon,

By: meo gia

meo gia — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:01:20 +0000

i like the way using material, it’s fantastic !

By: hj

hj — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:36:54 +0000

i’m always surprised how people can’t seem to look beyond the superficiality of form.

By: freedom

freedom — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:26:49 +0000

reminds me of the new caledonis piano project.

but what beautiful thatch my goodness!

By: bethany

bethany — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:02:52 +0000

nice for the people but it looks rather small and crowded from the giraffes’
perspective.

By: INawe

INawe — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:55:19 +0000

bravo… a truly green building… cradle to cradle.