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Plans underway for redevelopment of Bristol Zoo
Big plans are ahead for Bristol Zoo – the fifth oldest zoo in the world.
The team is making plans to redesign the gardens with the help of award-winning Penoyre & Prasad architects, LUC landscape architects and heritage and conservation specialists Alan Baxter.
Penoyre & Prasad Architects are renowned for their environment-first philosophy and have won over a hundred architectural awards.
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The news is following last year’s announcement that the Bristol Zoological Society will sell the Bristol Zoo Gardens site and relocate to the Wild Place Project.
Prasad Sunand is the principle architect at Penoyre Prasad.
The new zoo hopes to undertake a new vision, which will offer spacious, modern facilities, significant growth in conservation and education work and a ground-breaking, innovative visitor experience. As a result of the new site, the Clifton site will be sold.
The Bristol Zoological Society will lead a planning application for a residential-led scheme to redevelop the gardens, emphasizing the importance of good quality, eco-friendly low-carbon homes.
“It’s an exciting time for us, we have a clear direction and are pleased to have appointed a strong design team who can help us realise our ambitious plans in the best possible way,” said Francesca Fryer, the director of transformation at Bristol Zoological Society,
“We are looking forward to listening to all our stakeholders, including residents, and will involve them in shaping our plans. We will then share more detailed plans for the Clifton site for consultation later this year as well as updates on our exciting vision for the new Bristol Zoo at the Wild Place Project site.”
“We realise the significance and importance of the Bristol Zoo Gardens site, which is why we are leading the planning process ourselves, and we want to ensure that we create an exemplar for environmentally and socially sustainable development that Bristol can be proud of and showcase to other cities across the UK.”
Bristol Zoo Gardens will relocate to the Wild Place Project. photo: Google
Bristol Zoo Gardens, in Clifton, will close to the public in late 2022. The Wild Place Project will become the new Bristol Zoo in 2024.
Main photo: Martin Booth
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