"The House of Elements, set to become the crown jewel of Orientarium Zoo in Łódź, Poland, takes the classical elements (earth, ice, water, fire, and air) and transforms them into a 6,000-square-meter narrative experience. Rather than designing a building where you walk from exhibit to exhibit, VMA created a continuous downward-then-upward journey that mirrors the evolution of life itself. Designer: VMA Design Studio for Orientarium Zoo"
"What makes this design fascinating is how VMA used a single architectural seed profile that diverges and adapts throughout the building. Think of it like watching one musical theme morph and transform across a symphony. The result? A unified facade that looks like a forest of timber-clad profiles rising like tall planters, each capped with green roofs. This modular approach means the building can respond individually to different needs (enclosure, shading, circulation, landscape integration) while still feeling like one cohesive whole."
The House of Elements is a 6,000-square-meter zoological pavilion that stages a continuous downward-then-upward journey through earth, ice, water, fire, and air. Visitors descend into an Earth zone then rise through Ice, Water, and Fire before reaching Air, with animals positioned as living characters illustrating planetary evolution. A single architectural seed profile diverges and adapts across the plan, producing a unified timber-clad façade of vertical planter-like profiles capped with green roofs. The modular profiles allow tailored responses for enclosures, shading, circulation, and landscape integration. Habitats include volcanic terrain for giant tortoises, moss-walled spaces for capybaras, a sea lion courtyard, and a spiral-linked central garden.
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