GEORGE ROBERT WHITE FUND CHILDREN’S ZOO NATURE’S NEIGHBORHOODS • Franklin Park Zoo is one of two Boston-area zoos operated by Zoo New England • Urban location in historic Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Franklin Park • Represents the first project to be implemented from the Zoo’s master plan, adopted in 2009
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN NATURE’S NEIGHBORHOODS • Consciously reaches out to its immediate neighbors, particularly families with children to 8-years old • Makes nature accessible to urban residents • Focuses on immersive play-based experiences, many with related adjacent live animal exhibits
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN NATURE’S NEIGHBORHOODS SITE PLAN
IDENTITY
THE HUB
GRASSLANDS
THE FARM WOODLANDS
CLEARING
THICKET
WETLANDS
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN WELCOME AND ORIENTATION
The Hub
Nature’s Neighborhoods Identity
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN THE WOODLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD
RED PANDA/ MUNTJAC
BAMBOO CLIMBER
HOLDING
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN THE WOODLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD
Area Identity Bamboo Climber
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN THE WOODLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD
Red Panda and Muntjac Exhibit
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES What’s in the Neighborhood COYLE & CARON Interactive MAIN STREET DESIGN THE WETLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD
AVIARY
ADMIN
AVIARY
TURTLE POND
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN THE WETLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD
Area Identity What’s in the Neighborhood Interactive
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN THE WETLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD
Aviary Turtle Pond
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN THE THICKET NEIGHBORHOOD
CLEARING
EAGLE’S AERIE
STUMP JUMP STONE WALL
BLOW DOWN
RABBIT HOLE BOULDER CLIMB
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN THE THICKET NEIGHBORHOOD
Area Identity What’s in the Neighborhood Interactive
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN THE THICKET NEIGHBORHOOD
Stump Jump Rabbit Hole
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN THE THICKET NEIGHBORHOOD
Boulder Climb Blowdown
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN THE THICKET NEIGHBORHOOD
Eagle’s Aerie
Eagle’s Eye Net Climber
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN THE GRASSLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD
PRAIRIE DOGS
TALLGRASS MAZE
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN THE GRASSLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD
Area Identity What’s in the Neighborhood Interactive
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN THE GRASSLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD
Prairie Dog Exhibit
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN THE GRASSLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD
Tallgrass Maze
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN THE GRASSLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD
What Kids Really Do with Spin Blocks!
CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN NATURE’S NEIGHBORHOODS Owners DATA Zoo New England, George Robert White Fund Design Team Cambridge Seven Associates Architecture/Planning
Coyle & Caron Overall Cost Landscape Architecture and Habitat Design $7.3 M Main Street Design Construction Cost Exhibits and Interpretive Planning and Design $5.3 M
Size Construction Team Approximately 3 acres Commodore Builders General Construction Completion Date September 2016 Cemrock Rockwork and Theming
Adirondack Studios Interpretation, Graphics and Theming
A thru Z Consulting and Distributing Tensile Structure and Caging CAMBRIDGE SEVEN ASSOCIATES COYLE & CARON MAIN STREET DESIGN