As proud as I am about my very natural and life-like looking artificial rocks, I can't help but be humbled by architect Péter Kis's Great Rock. Many of us are aware of the large man-made mountains in theme parks but Budpest zoo was an early adopter of artificial landscaping on this scale, with massive rock shaped animal enclosures that included useable internal areas. Construction started in 1909 and lasted for three years. Time has taken its toll and Péter Kis has refurbished and added to the original, creating and additional 3000 m2 of internal space.
www.artificialrocks.co.uk
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| Courtesy of PLANT - Atelier Peter Kis |
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| Courtesy of PLANT - Atelier Peter Kis |
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| Courtesy of PLANT - Atelier Peter Kis |
Read more here:
http://atelier-plant.tumblr.com/post/25847450419/varazshegy-exhibition-in-great-rock
http://www.designboom.com/architecture/peter-kis-atelier-the-metamorphosis-of-the-great-rock/
http://www.archdaily.com/95278/in-progress-the-great-rock-atelier-peter-kis/
And read about a similar rock at Vincennes zoo, France, here:
http://www.animalarchitecture.org/zoo-de-vincennes-renovation/
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