{"id":18320,"date":"2025-11-03T13:49:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.studiovulkan.ch\/projekte\/6038-walderlebniszentrum-grafrath\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:18:16","slug":"6038-forest-experience-centre-grafrath","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.studiovulkan.ch\/en\/projects\/6038-forest-experience-centre-grafrath\/","title":{"rendered":"6038 Forest Experience Centre Grafrath"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9ba6dbca wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-small-font-size\">6038 Forest Experience Centre Grafrath<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Location: <br>Grafrath, Germany<br><br>Completion: <br>2023<br><br>Client: <br>State Building Authority Freising<br><br>Landscape Architecture: <br>Studio Vulkan<br><br>Architecture: <br>Meininghaus + Me\u00dfenzehl Architekten<br><br>Photography: <br>Daniela Valentini<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Details:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"project-tags-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiovulkan.ch\/en\/projects\/tag\/forest\/\">[forest]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiovulkan.ch\/en\/projects\/tag\/learning\/\">[learning]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiovulkan.ch\/en\/projects\/tag\/vegetation\/\">[vegetation]<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Embedded in the Forest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In the southwest of Munich, the Grafrath Forestry Trial Garden has evolved into a diverse mosaic of native and exotic tree species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">With its park-like network of paths, the forest forms the green heart of the municipality of Grafrath, which has grown in an arc around this central landscape space. Ancient yew groves, a solitary giant sequoia, dense forestry plantations, and open orchard clearings &#8211; visitors can explore this rich variety along a designated discovery trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The central point of arrival and educational hub of the site is the new Forest Experience Center. Shaped like a forked branch, the building is embedded within the existing woodland structure. It serves as a conference venue, administrative office, and starting point for environmental education. With its simple and sustainable design, the center integrates sensitively into the landscape: elevated on stilts above the forest floor, it minimizes physical intrusion. Rainwater from the roof is discharged directly into the surrounding landscape, where it naturally infiltrates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The outdoor spaces are designed with a restrained approach &#8211; featuring unpaved access paths, plantings of woodland edge species, and flowering meadows. The landscape was realized with modest means, using local materials and in close consultation with local foresters. Selective design elements subtly reflect the overarching concept: at the main western entrance, an interpretive sign highlights the global diversity of tree species found in the garden. Leaf shapes, milled into the surface and filled with resin, are arranged into a world map. 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