South Africa/Madagascar and Mexico House- Botanical Garden Munich Exhibition halls: Hall C and House 6

In order to give a more comprehensive idea of the climatic conditions and the flora of Africa and Madagascar, the exhibition area of the easternmost large show hall has been redesigned. Here, cactus-like spurges, aloes and other leafy succulents adapted to dry climates are presented in a rocky and sandy environment.
The paths for the visitors were set with large quarry stones made of gneiss, which jump into the exhibition areas and repeatedly appear as stone bands or individual rocks in the sand. The material was selected directly in Stainz in the quarry in order to obtain stones with "character as far as possible and to expand the design possibilities, which were limited by functional concerns, safety aspects and prerequisites with regard to planting and care of the stem and leaf succulents.

In line with the design of Hall C, the Mexico House was tackled a year later.
The environment for the drought-loving cacti and other succulent plants of the Americas was depicted as a dry valley in the midst of a rocky landscape.
In view of the very low room height in conjunction with the glass roof, both the transport into the house, as well as the installation of the stones weighing up to 1000 kg was a challenge.
The stones were mostly individually additionally processed by hand to achieve optimal storage and a natural appearance.