I don't mean to seem like I am ripping into the LAIR, but my curiosity is because of my fascination of it. It looks like it has a great narrative and it's design goals suit LA. But what is that mesh fence for in the back?
I don't mean to seem like I am ripping into the LAIR, but my curiosity is because of my fascination of it. It looks like it has a great narrative and it's design goals suit LA. But what is that mesh fence for in the back?
I was wondering about that also and I don't know. It is not part of an enclosure. I'm wondering if they plan to grow some kind of vegetation screen on it? If I can find out I'll let you know.
Maybe mstickmanp knows someone at the zoo that we could ask?
I was wondering about that also and I don't know. It is not part of an enclosure. I'm wondering if they plan to grow some kind of vegetation screen on it? If I can find out I'll let you know.
Maybe mstickmanp knows someone at the zoo that we could ask?
The website refers to the use of mesh screens that will eventually be overgrown with vines to soften the builidings. This is a pretty standard landscape architectural product these days, but it will be a while until the desired effect is achieved, judging from the tiny plants that have been planted at the base.
you can see several climbing plants (the vertical ones) planted against and tied up to the mesh, so it seems likely the intention is for this to be a wall of foliage in the future.
The mesh kind of does the opposite of soften the building at this point. The ivy looks like parthenocissus so it might not take long for it to consume the building.
