Project Description
Wildlands Adventure Zoo, Masterplanning
Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen, 2016
Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen innovated the concept of an ordinary zoo with their new opened zoo in 2016. Guests of the zoo place themselves inside the animals’ natural habitats through highly immersive environments throughout the park. In this way, guests have unforgettable meetings with the animals, the nature and the culture without actually affecting the natural environment of the animals itself.
Leisure Expert Group has been working together with Wildlands for four years on this amazing project. From the very beginning, we were called upon to develop the park’s ‘storytelling’. After the story was developed, we were involved in the masterplanning and various parts of the overall design. The core concepts that are used in the realizations of the designs were fun, wonder and respect. The immersive experience is divided into the areas: Jungola, Serenga and Nortica, which have allowed Wildlands to distinguish itself from all other European animal parks. Our team has worked together with Volker Wessels and Jora Vision for this Project.
Services
Masterplanning & Concept Development
Phasing
Floorplan
Storyline
Concept Design
Experience design
Artist impressions
Volume study
Brand identity
Schematic Design
Elevations
Dimensioning
Materialization & Color Coding
AV Design
Detail Design
Operation specification
Facility integration
Signage and wayfinding
Printfiles
Art Direction
Off-site art direction
On-site art direction
Jungola area
Jungola takes place in a gigantic tropical greenhouse with the idea of coexistence with nature. Guests can take a boat ride through the Rimbula River that runs passed the elephants and through the trees all kinds of monkeys and birds live in. Jungola is also home to Jungle Jim, a survivor living that teaches guests about the animals and the nature.
Serenga area
Serenga it a savannah, which is all about carrying for the nature. To visit the animals living in the savannah, guests can go on expedition in a guided truck and see amongst others zebras, gnus and giraffes. Surrounding the animal savannah there are different exhibits to teach guests more about the nature and to raise their awareness.
Nortica Area
Nortica is the coolest place of Wildlands, it is as if being on the Arctic. In Nortica researches are working on creating a better world and guests are invited to join them. They can go on expedition in the Arctic with a 4D adventure, meet other researchers and visit animals as polar bears and penguins in their natural living environment.
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