{"id":340,"date":"2006-11-28T21:45:30","date_gmt":"2006-11-28T21:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/?p=340"},"modified":"2024-08-01T08:49:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T08:49:10","slug":"aldabra-research-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/?p=340","title":{"rendered":"Visualisation for a Sustainable Research Station on the Seychelles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Aldabra Research Station is a scientific unit devoted to the study of the uniqueness of the ecological and biological conditions of Aldabra.<!--:--><!--:nl--><br><!--:--><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Aldabra is a small atoll, part of the Seychelles archipelago, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This secluded place is also known for its world\u2019s largest population of giant tortoises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"174\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/africa_aldabra-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-341\" title=\"africa_aldabra-small\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"131\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Aldabraluchtfoto.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343\" title=\"Aldabraluchtfoto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The existing research facilities need renovation and expansion, to follow scientific and technological development. ELstudio created an impression of what the future Aldabra Research Station could stand for. The building is shaped to incorporate the most up-to-date technological needs of the local scientific community, and at the same time blends into the landscape, minimizing its impact on the local environment.<br>The design is based on a simple cylinder, constructed out of solar shades, providing shadow and generating energy. The whole can be shaped and transformed according to the needs of the station\u2019s program. The methodology used is inspired by the theory of transformation by British biologist D\u2019Arcy Thompson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"253\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/nrg1835-f3-bw.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-358\" title=\"nrg1835-f3-bw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/nrg1835-f3-bw.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/nrg1835-f3-bw-300x143.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The design of the station is based on the theory of transformations by British biologist D&#8217;Arcy Thompson.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-346 alignnone\" title=\"ELstudio_aldabra_02\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/ELstudio_aldabra_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/ELstudio_aldabra_02.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/ELstudio_aldabra_02-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><br><em>Overview of the station.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information on Aldabra:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aldabra.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aldabra<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aldabrafoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aldabra foundation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Location: Aldabra, Seychelles<br>Client: Studio Anthon Beeke, Aldabra Foundation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Aldabra Research Station is a scientific unit devoted to the study of the uniqueness of the ecological and biological [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":345,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,41,97],"tags":[4,23,33,15,8],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2283,"href":"https:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340\/revisions\/2283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elstudio.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}