In the outdoor area of the museum, a building botanical structure developed by architects ludwig.schönle especially for BIOTOPIA is being created. The technology of " building botany" uses the growth of plants to create walkable structures. Paths of discovery run through the trees - from the trunk to high in the crown. In this way, visitors explore "tree life" in a multi-sensory way, understanding trees as organisms and homes for a variety of earth inhabitants. © Ludwig Schönle Baubotaniker Architekten Stadtplaner
Moreover, the deconstruction of the former LMU institutes will not result in any additional land consumption by the new building. Instead, the outdoor areas are among BIOTOPIA's special ecological qualities: The extensively landscaped courtyard as well as the outdoor facilities support the enormous animal and plant biodiversity of the surrounding area - such as the Botanical Garden or Nymphenburg Palace Park, where a whole 198 bird species have been observed over the past 120 years. In collaboration with the Animal-Aided Design studio and with the help of the concept of the same name, which aims to settle animals permanently in urban open space through species-appropriate planning, the BIOTOPIA outdoor area will serve as a habitat for various animal species with a wetland biotope and construction botany, among other things. These include swifts, house sparrows, barn swallows, bats, amphibians, dragonflies, wild bees and butterflies. A cistern with rainwater is to be used for watering the plants.
The economic aspects, which take into account life cycle costs and value stability, include the choice of durable materials for BIOTOPIA. The new building is planned as a solid construction with a column-free roof structure made of glulam beams. The interior is dominated by wood. The facade will have a plaster-like mineral surface with core insulation, and the roof will have tile roofing. In addition, the large, flexibly usable exhibition space on the upper floor offers the possibility of meeting a wide variety of museum requirements in the long term.
Through the floor-to-ceiling glazing of the courtyard façade and the continuous flooring, the museum courtyard and the foyer and exhibition space merge directly into one another. The boundary between inside and outside blurs, as does the boundary between the museum and the public space. The museum is conceived as an open place that already invites visitors to discover and linger in the courtyard. © Atelier Loidl Landschaftsarchitekten
