Denver Botanic Gardens Science Pyramid Chosen as 2015 Colorado Project of the Year
The Science Pyramid at Denver Botanic Gardens offers a futuristic design that illustrates the scientific mission of the gardens. The 5,258-sq-ft pyramid has 16 sides covered in honeycomb-shaped plates and is intended to strengthen the tie between human beings and nature by addressing the role of biomimicry in human lives—the way natural features in plants and animals inspire innovation and actions in people.
The pyramid is designed to look like it’s emerging from the earth, twisting and turning toward the sky, powered by the force of the earth’s shifting tectonic plates. The exterior is covered in a dark gray cement-composite panel material called Swisspearl, often used as siding but employed here as an overall enclosure.