The first phase, "Haus 10," will serve as the staff offices for the main reconstruction of the hospital and is located in the former parking area of the Böschenmühle, which was partially demolished. The entire project has a total construction cost of nearly 600 million dollars. The six-story building, with a ground plan area of 184 by 56 feet, is connected to the hospital courtyard by an aerial walkway, bridging both the distances as well as the level difference between Haus 10 and the hospital courtyard. Gallen is being expanded in two different planning and construction phases. The 3D preliminary design check also proved to be extremely practical for the Elephant House, as this allowed the Swiss engineers to identify component collisions and other errors immediately.
#ALLPLAN ENGINEERING BUILDING SOFTWARE#
Thanks to the proven expertise of the engineers and the use of the powerful software package Allplan Engineering all the geometric challenges presented by the structure of the Elephant House were overcome with flying colors. The roof, with its leaf-like appearance, is made up of many superimposed grid-like rays, resulting in the complete absence of timber columns or other supporting elements from the interior. The project was a daring experiment because a roof structure like this, with spans of over 85 meters, had never been built before. This is approximately six times the size of the old facility and provides the animals with more space to roam and move about.
The new home for a family of eight elephants extends over an area of more than 118,403 square feet.
The new Kaeng Krachan Elephant Park at Zurich Zoo is a fine example of the international change taking place in zoo philosophy: More space for the animals, more proximity for visitors.
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