EDEN PROJECT

@ DEVON, South west England.

Architect: Nicholas Grimshaw.
Type: Botanical collection centre.

Design and construction:

Project was conceived by Tim Smith, and designed
Grimshaw Architects and engineered by Anthony
hunt and associates.

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 Nestled in disused
quarry, Eden
Project is
simultaneously
acting as an
embedded
landscape feature.

It looks as an alien
space craft holding
precious specimen
and plants.

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 CONCEPT started with an idea of water
bubbles leading to exercise with space
frames.

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 Initial
sketches of
the project

Took up the
shape of
bubbles
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 Project is dominated by two sets of
huge “BIOMES”.

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 • It is termed as
“successful
modern
interpretation of
Buckminster
fuller’s geodesic
dome concept”.
• Geodesic concept
provided for least
weight and
maximum surface
area on the curve
with strength

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 Generation of biosphere

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Each Biome consists hundreds of hexagonal and
pentagonal Tretraflouroethylene (ETFE) inflated cells
supported by geodesic tubular steel domes.

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 It is an exercise in
efficiency, space and
material.
Structurally each dome
is hex-tri-hex space
frame reliant on two
layers.
The efficiency of the
frame relies on the
components of the
geometric shapes.

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The efficiency of the frame relies on the components of the
geometric shapes.
Steel tubes and joints that are, relatively small and easily
transportable.
Cladding panels are triple layered pillow of high performance
ETFE foil and environmentally efficient with maximum surface
area and minimum perimeter detailing.

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 Two sets of biomes interlinked
with connecting member

The entire structure shelters

rain forest ( man created) with
rare plant species.

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Contoured lay out with biospheres.

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 EDEN PROJECT
UNDER
CONSTRUCTION

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 INTERIOR VIEWS OF
THE PROJECT.

Bubbles were easily adaptable to the shifting ground beneath.

It is an enormous clear span structure on the unstable ground
against crumbling cliffs yet, stable, sustainable eye catching
structure. ETFE films are sealed in the perimeter and are
inflated to create a large cushion that acts as thermal blanket
to structure.
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 Copper cladded one of the
structure with sky lights.
Generates solar energy
through photo voltaic
cells. Water in the site is
recycled greatly.

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 WHAT WE NEED TO LEARN FROM THIS
EXAMPLE IS:
• It is sustainable through the kind of structural system,
allowing light, providing insulation from climate vagaries,
using less steel and other materials and being re-erectable.
• Structural system itself provides beauty , thus becoming a
point of interest and aesthetics.
• No thing hides the structural system , hence exo-skeleton
structure.
• Though it is also considered as an example for bio mimicry,
it basically adopts old technology but in improvised
version. Hence, can be classified under use of advanced
technology and material. Thus , a high-tech architecture.

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