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Tree Frog Vivarium
C: 646-245-2749
Project Description:- Re-design of a vivarium that was part of the Frogs exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History- Habitat for 60 tree frogs - Easy access for daily maintenance- Two kiosks for camera interactive- Breaks down for storage- Fabrication Budget: $25K- Project Duration: 6 weeks (design), 6 weeks (fabrication)
Exhibition: Drawn By:Drawing Name: Date:Scale:
Plan & Isometric RL8/3/10
Drwg.#:
1.0 A Chorus of Colors
General Notes:1. Frog Habitat is a very humid and warm environment. Habitat to be fabricated of non-porous, water proof materials.2. Interior sink must be waterproof. 3. Sink holds 350 pound tree trunk replica (by AMNH), brace accordingly.4. Habitat will have circulating water system, separate plumbing for misters, lighting, and AV camera interactive. Plumbing and electrical systems must be kept separate.5. Tree frogs are very small and can escape through small gaps. Habitat must come together with tight seals between panels and doors.6. Please provide separate estimates for the interactive kiosks (x2).7. All A/V equipment by AMNH.
EXPLODED ISOMETRICScale: 3/8" = 1'-0"2
Light attic sits on ledge
Light louver sits on shelf
Fiberglass tree (by AMNH).
Aluminum tub
Aluminum and glasshabitat walls sit on
cleats in base
Welded aluminumbase on casters
PLAN - HABITAT W/ KIOSKSScale: 1/2" = 1'-0"1
5'-8
1/2
"
6'-6 1/2"
3'-0"
1'-9"
Wireway
Interactivekiosk
Tree Frog Vivarium
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Top left: Working with a preparator, I designed the central tree with pools for swimming and vines to climb.
Top Right: The tree sits in a pan for constant drainage.
Left: Mister head in the ceiling.
Right:There are is rain water that streams from the top of the tree and down the trunk.
The previous tree frog vivarium was rife with problems. It leaked, grew mold and was difficult to maintain. The AV team did not have proper access to equipment in the base, which shared space with the water pumps that were prone to overflowing. The live animal crew could not reach all areas of the vivarium making some spaces unable to be cleaned. Lastly, the original vivarium relied on a massive, curved acrylic bonnet that was fragile, prone to warping (due to moisture) and did not disassemble.
After collecting comments from everyone who had worked with the previous vivarium, I developed a simpler design that was more cost effective but still housed the same number of live animals. This was a rare opportunity to work on a complex live animal case at the museum, and I learned quite a bit in the process. Function is key, as a properly designed case will allow the animals to be more active, live longer, and reproduce, as they did in this Tree Frog Vivarium.
Tree Frog Vivarium
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The viviarium is equiped with two interactive kiosks. Visitors can pan, tilt and zoom with cameras to get closer to the action than thier eyes would allow. The cameras mount to the outside of the habitat, pointed at the pools, where most of the action is.
Right: Tree frogs congregating near a window.
Far Right: Interactive kiosk connected to vivarium.
Bottom: Frogs by a pool.
Tree Frog Vivarium
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Above: Vivarium, fully installed.
Left: A tree frog pearched in a plant inside of the vivarium.