Auckland Zoo South East Asia Precinct

[driftaguy]

Some tenders have been issued for a project called South East Asia Precinct, which will include a new Darwin's Restaurant. Does anyone have more information about this project?

 

[zooboy28]

Some tenders have been issued for a project called South East Asia Precinct, which will include a new Darwin's Restaurant. Does anyone have more information about this project?

Yay! Have you got a link for this?

I don't have any further information, but have high hopes. I'm hoping for a new South-East Asian zone that basically covers everything from the otters to the orangs, including the tigers, old bear pit exhibits and Willow Lake (and apparently the restaurant too). I don't think the tiger and otter area needs much work, just something to tie it into the new zone, but I rather expect the rest will be changed radically (except perhaps the Lake). I'm also hoping for new species to be added. Looking forward to seeing what eventuates!

 

[Chlidonias]

Yay! Have you got a link for this?

there is nothing online. The links are just the basic skeleton.

https://www.gets.govt.nz/RFAL/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=17091017 (Dec 2015)

https://www.gets.govt.nz/RFAL/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=17161415 (Jan 2016)

For the first link you can "subscribe to this notice" to get a pdf but I don't know if a general person can do that.

The second one has a couple of lines:

Auckland Zoo and Regional Facilities Auckland (RFA) are excited to release this request for expressions of interest (REOI) in relation to the New Darwin’s Restaurant. This forms part of the larger South East Asia (SE Asia) Precinct Development and will be a landmark project for the zoo.

The Zoo area looking to appoint an architect with the creative vision and capability to design and deliver this landmark building. The new Darwin’s Restaurant will be a focal point within the zoo and the building will have a long life and create a legacy over time. This REOI process is the first step in selecting an architect to realize the Zoo’s vision for the building.

 

[driftaguy]

For the first link you can "subscribe to this notice" to get a pdf but I don't know if a general person can do that.

I'm going to try and request the document plus more information/plans using the Official Information Act. Hopefully that'll get somewhere.