African project
Butterfly Aviary – U.A.E.
Having completed the Butterfly
Pavilion on Noor Island in the
middle of the capital of the Arab
Emirate Sharjah in December
2015, German design studio
3deluxe is now releasing first
image material of another
design element on Noor Island:
the Butterfly Aviary. On the
lagoon island, 3deluxe is
currently designing a 2.5 hectare
transmedia landscape park,
interwoven with an ensemble
of several themed pavilions and
buildings. After the opening
of the park in mid-December,
further attractions will be added
in the course of the coming
weeks and months. The Butterfly
Aviary is located at the centre
of the Butterfly Pavilion, shaded
by its defining golden roof. The
polygonal architecture is an
artificial eco-system, and its
rainforest biotope – populated
with countless butterflies – is
housed inside a sealed climate
skin.
Multilayered
T
he biosphere’s steel structure is cl
outside. Organic skylights provide
aviary. The light that enters and th
In designing Noor Island Park, 3de
opportunity to explore their city in
state development board Shurooq
implement transdisciplinary desig
combines a wealth of aesthetic sty
Numerous installations and small
holistic, multisensory experience.
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Butterfly Aviary – Futuristic Biosphere for b
The rainforest biotope covers 230m² and boast
thrive in this biosphere and can be observed du
Photographs: J