2. Roy Lorieorlorieo@hotmail.com
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)
EXPLODED ISOMETRIC
Scale: 3/8" = 1'-0"
2
Light attic sits on ledge
Light louver sits on shelf
Fiberglass tree (by AMNH).
Aluminum tub
Aluminum and glass
habitat walls sit on
cleats in base
Welded aluminum
base on casters0"
1'-9"
3. Roy Lorieorlorieo@hotmail.com
Tree Frog Vivarium
C: 646-245-2749
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.
4. Roy Lorieorlorieo@hotmail.com
Tree Frog Vivarium
C: 646-245-2749
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.
5. Roy Lorieorlorieo@hotmail.com
Tree Frog Vivarium
C: 646-245-2749
Above: Vivarium, fully installed.
Left: A tree frog pearched in a plant inside of
the vivarium.
