April 27, 2010
Quite often we have to make architectural style rockwork with a temple ruins, Indiana Jones or Tomb Raider theme. The following 20 images were compiled whilst researching such a project. I have left out the obvious head carvings in this round-up, this compilation is all about mysterious entrances, spooky passageways and wondering what is around the next corner.
There are plenty of images from Cambodia here and some others from India, Egypt and Indonesia. Clicking on an image takes you to its Flickr page and there you can find more information about the picture and its photographer.
April 1, 2010
Main Contractor : Houthoff Zoo Design
Further on from my last post, here are some images from the completed Colobus monkey ‘rock’ house at Rotterdam Zoo. We have built a kopje rock inspired boulderscape around three sides of the structure and managed to totally hide the square dimensions of the building. Inside, the zoo building is a fully functional home for Colobus monkeys.
Kopje rock formations are found in the Serengeti of Kenya and Tanzania and can be thought of as islands on the African plain. They are havens for wildlife as they offer protection from the searing sun and offer ‘look outs’ for mammals such as cats and monkeys.
We hope we have made an authentic looking kopje outcrop and at the same time beautified an otherwise boring looking zoo building.
