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23SEP 2013

New Orquideorama for Medellin´s Botanical Garden / Plan B Architects + JPRCR Architects

Posted in Architecture - Infrastructure by * FORMAKERS

The vivid construction of Orchideorama by Plan B Architects + JPRCR Architects, bridges the gap between the architecture and living organisms, the artificial and man-made and the nature.

Wood and steel honeycomb structure, derived from the drawing of 14 orchids which are centered on the columns, aims to erase any distinction between those two worlds, accepting them as a unity that allows architecture to be conceived as a spatial and environmental organization highly related to the processes of life.

The project of this botanical garden in Medellin, Colombia, explores the term “organic form” from various aspects and in different scales – the micro scale, which holds the principles of material organization and defines the subtle geometrical patterns which are rooted in configuration of living structures, and eternal – visual scale, which allows the visitors to relate phenomenologically and environmentally to the ambient and to the world as a whole.

The structure of Orhideorama advocates spontaneity – the structural organization of the system is such that it enables the system to grow, response to any uncertainties, as budget, political decisions or future changes.

The hexagonal structure is hollow in the center and forms a small patio.

The module – one flower – is systematically repeated, therefore defining growing principles, structure’s evolution and flexibility.

Due to the geometry of the given structure, the visitors perceive the Orchideorama as an extension of the forest, a shadow garden.

Playful structure of this unique botanical experience branches out in all directions, forcing us to rethink the expected, the known and the usual.

City:
Medellin, Colombia

Design team:
Plan B Architects + JPRCR Architects

fotografías:
Sergio Gómez
Iwan Baan
Cristobal Palma
Verónica Restrepo

Status:
Completed

Website:
http://www.planbarquitectura.com/

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