Zoo's lions to get redesigned digs.The Wildlife Conservation Society, Fox & Fowle Architects along with several New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. officials and twenty 2nd graders unveiled the renovation designs for the historic Lion House The Lion House was built in 1856 by Brigham Young in Salt Lake City, Utah to accommodate his family of approximately 27 women and 56 children. Truman O. Angell, Brigham Young's brother-in-law, who designed the Salt Lake City Temple was also involved in the design of this at the Bronx Zoo Bronx Zoo formally New York Zoological Park Zoo in New York City. It opened in 1899 on 265 acres (107 hectares) in the northwestern area of the Bronx. In 1941 it added the 4-acre (1. . This adaptive reuse plan marks the first landmark building in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of to realize a LEED standard for sustainability. The Beaux beaux n. A plural of beau. Arts building has been closed since the late 1970's and was once home to lions, panthers and tigers. The Lion House is the largest structure on the historic Astor Court, the zoo's original assemblage of buildings and will soon be home once again to smaller animals like lemurs that are native to the endangered landscapes of Madagascar. This complex renovation project includes the expansion of the building below grade as well as the insertion of modern elements within the public gathering space. The sustainable design features that are integral to the design plan are emblematic of the Wildlife Conservation Society's mission. "The Lion House renovation represents the Wildlife Conservation Society and New York City's commitment to the environment and the preservation of the dignified character of the original structure," explains Sylvia J. Smith, AIA AIA - Application Integration Architecture , principal of Fox & Fowle Architects. "Soon the public will benefit from viewing the animals in their natural environment within the Madagascar exhibit." The LEED rated building design features under floor air conditioning a recycled gray water system along with a fuel cell and geothermal wells. An innovative skylight system will be integrated into the original roofline roof·line n. The profile of or silhouette made by a roof or series of roofs. , meeting the needs of the indigenous plant materials within the exhibits which require high quantities of UV light. Projected date of completion for this project is 2006. In addition to the Lion House renovation, Fox & Fowle Architects has recently been awarded a second commission by the Wildlife Conservation Society to design the non-profits' new center at the Bronx Zoo. Mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering was performed for the Lion House project by Kallen & Lemelson; structural engineering was performed by Anastos Engineering; site, civil and geotechnical services were performed by Langan Engineering. Hill International served as the contractor. |
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