Disguising ugly buildings as rock formations.

Here is a great idea:

Build a fairly cheap but effective zoo building and then turn it into a huge pile of kopje rock.

These are some shots from a current Houthoff Zoo Design project. We are wrapping this green zoo building in fake rock so it will totally blend in with the rest of the African scene in which it stands. There are other kopje rock formations nearby and also a giant baobab tree which we completed last year.

The building we are transforming will be a totally functional house for servals and colobus monkeys.

kopje rock armature

Steelwork for kopje rock.

zoo building

Bare side of building about to be transformed.

Ken bending steel

Rockwork for indoor koi pool

Main Contractor : Houthoff Zoo Design

We have just been working on an indoor koi pool for a private customer somewhere in Holland. The project included a waterfall, some poolside rocks, mudbank, planters and a dead tree.

koi pool waterfall

Koi pool waterfall and tree

koi-pool-planter

Rock detail and planter