PRISMA CLIMÁTICO
PRISMA CLIMÁTICO
It is an architectural installation designed to enhance biodiversity in the severely arid urban environment of Santiago, Chile.
The installation consists of a 45-meter-diameter body of water, surrounded by slopes covered with more than 1,500 sacks filled with fertile soil and seeds. The aim is to create an aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem that will host hundreds of animal and plant species. Visitors can observe the surrounding landscape along an 80-meter sloping pathway, as well as a diverse botanical field representing the native flora of northern and central Chile.
The project also serve as a Biodiversity Laboratory – a curatorial space for art and science – developed in collaboration with the Natural Culture area of the Adriana Hoffmann Forest at the Museum Interactivo Mirador, aimed at educating the surrounding communities. The project arises from an interdisciplinary vision that combines architectural, botanical, hydraulic, and landscape knowledge—and, above all, it is creative and collaborative. This space is part of the Safe Site Program (SSC) which protects species classified as critically endangered or vulnerable. As such, the Cosmobotanical Mirror functions as a living collection bank for the preservation of native species with know genetic origin. This initiative stems from the International Conifer Conservation Programme (ICCP) of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, led in Chile by the Fundacion Chilco.
It was designed by GUN Architects and managed by Common Land Studio, with the support of Fundacion Chilco, Acuáticas Vivero, and Vivero Pumahuida. The project was funded by the Public Science Program 2023 of the Chilean Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation.
Located at the Museo Interactivo Mirador, Santiago, Chile.
Architecture
GUN Architects
Jorge Godoy, Lene Nettelbeck, Chloé Borreguero, Diego Valenzuela.
Visualization
Jinah Kim
Production
Daniela Salazar, Common Land Studio
Landscaping
Rosemarie Ullrich, Acuáticas Vivero
Botanical Team
Josefina Hepp, Barbara Green, Mónica Musalem, Fundación Chilco, Vivero Pumahuida
Funded by
Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of Chile 2023.
Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage of Chile 2026.
Support
Karen Silva, Klayer Company, Iván Sánchez, Ecoplus.
Curatorial Space
Jorge Godoy, Daniela Salazar
It is an architectural installation designed to enhance biodiversity in the severely arid urban environment of Santiago, Chile.
The installation consists of a 45-meter-diameter body of water, surrounded by slopes covered with more than 1,500 sacks filled with fertile soil and seeds. The aim is to create an aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem that will host hundreds of animal and plant species. Visitors can observe the surrounding landscape along an 80-meter sloping pathway, as well as a diverse botanical field representing the native flora of northern and central Chile.
The project also serve as a Biodiversity Laboratory – a curatorial space for art and science – developed in collaboration with the Natural Culture area of the Adriana Hoffmann Forest at the Museum Interactivo Mirador, aimed at educating the surrounding communities. The project arises from an interdisciplinary vision that combines architectural, botanical, hydraulic, and landscape knowledge—and, above all, it is creative and collaborative. This space is part of the Safe Site Program (SSC) which protects species classified as critically endangered or vulnerable. As such, the Cosmobotanical Mirror functions as a living collection bank for the preservation of native species with know genetic origin. This initiative stems from the International Conifer Conservation Programme (ICCP) of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, led in Chile by the Fundacion Chilco.
It was designed by GUN Architects and managed by Common Land Studio, with the support of Fundacion Chilco, Acuáticas Vivero, and Vivero Pumahuida. The project was funded by the Public Science Program 2023 of the Chilean Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation.
Located at the Museo Interactivo Mirador, Santiago, Chile.