Houston Zoo: African Forest

Client

Houston Zoo

Project Type

Zoos

Project Completion

October 2018


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The Nassal Company completed the
shop fabrication drawings, as well as the rockwork fabrication, mud banks for trees and Koolookamba carvings. Some of the features completed by The Nassal Company include 20 ft. high concrete earth bank walls with huge tree planters, a 50 ft. lava tunnel, mysterious cave featuring the Koolookamba carvings, Chimpanzee playground featuring large climbing trees with structural steel interior support completed by Nassal’s newest company; Nassal Metal Works.

African Forest attraction includes ten chimpanzees, three white rhinos, kudu, antelope, and ostrich along with giraffes and cheetahs taking up new residence.