WATER FEATURE. ZOO ENCLOSURE

African Savannah.

A naturalistic pond and pathway built inside an African Savannah enclosure. Public-art specification. Built to the landscape drawings.

Type: Water feature. Public
Brief: Naturalistic pond, planted edge
Scope: Concrete shell, edge, plant

Zoo water features sit between architecture and habitat. The shell has to read as natural rock and gravel. The edge has to handle a bird walking across it. The plant room has to run quietly enough that animals settle around it. We pour the concrete and let the landscape team finish the surface so the joint between built and grown disappears.

This one was built under a landscape package for an African Savannah enclosure. Sandstone slabs were dry-set across the edge. The base reads as natural gravel. The water sits clean enough for the birds to stand in.

African Savannah feature with native bird

Frequently asked

Zoo water feature questions.

Can Wright Pools build a naturalistic pond that reads as natural rock and habitat?

Yes. The concrete shell is poured to shape and the landscape team finishes the surface with sandstone and gravel, so the joint between built and grown disappears. The result reads as natural rock and water rather than a pool.

How do you build a water feature that is safe for birds and animals?

This pond was built to a public specification, with an edge sound enough for a bird to walk across and water clean enough for birds to stand in. The plant room runs quietly so the animals settle around it.

Does Wright Pools work from landscape architects' drawings on public projects?

Yes. This pond was built under a landscape package and poured to the landscape drawings. Wright Pools has delivered commercial and public work of this kind across Sydney since 1968.

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