World’s Largest Botanic Garden in Oman designed by Arup, Grimshaw, and Haley Sharpe Design
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The Oman Botanic Garden, covering over 420 hectares, was recently revealed by Arup, Grimshaw, and Haley Sharpe Design, who have collaboratively delivered the engineering, landscaping, architecture, and interpretative designs. The Oman Botanic Garden will be t
World’s Largest Botanic Garden in Oman designed by Arup, Grimshaw, and Haley Sharpe Design
The Oman Botanic Garden, covering over 420 hectares, was recently revealed by Arup, Grimshaw, and Haley Sharpe Design, who have collaboratively delivered the engineering, landscaping, architecture, and interpretative designs. The Oman Botanic Garden will be the largest in the Arabian Peninsula and also in the world.The garden, located 35 kilometers from Muscat, in the foothills of the Al-Hajar Mountains, will be home to a visitor center as well as education and research facilities. Arup and Grimshaw have worked with the existing natural ridges and ravines that traverse the site to design the buildings and walkways. Two biomes will contain a significant number of species, a high number of which are endemic and endangered. Visitors will experience the entire flora of the Sultanate of Oman in just a few hours. The eight defined habitats of the country are sensitively arranged at the center of the site, bounded by Jebel Sufra and the majestic Qurn Mubarak.Two of the more sensitive habitats are enclosed within separate biomes to mimic the natural temperature and humidity of the unique external environments. The Northern Biome is a sinuous glass enclosure which re-creates the varied habitats of the Northern Mountains, including their ancient terraces. The Southern Biome and its shimmering undulating glass form will enclose the rich and varied habitats found in the Dhofar region.The garden delicately balances the diverse plant environments with visitor comfort, creating a design that uses passive and active shading, optimizes natural daylight, cooling, and efficient plant irrigation. Building form, shape, and materials have been considered and selected in response to atmospheric conditions and the natural topography, to achieve the LEED Platinum sustainable standard. The project is due to start on site soon, noted World Architecture News. Read more
