La Salle Botanical Gardens

Gross. Max. have been appointed by La Salle to develop concept and scehmtic design proposals for their new Botanical Gardens in the foothills of Mount Pinatubo. The La Salle Botanical Gardens is envisioned to be one of the best botanical gardens in the world. The gardens shall be a venue for education, exhibition, and research as well as recreation that focuses on nature conservation and sustainable practices with the aim of making a positive impact on its guests to contribute to preserving and becoming stewards of God’s creation. Based on the region’s flora, we create a new generation of Botanical Gardens reflecting upon the symbiotic integration of culture and nature. The botanical gardens focus on biodiversity, social activities and outdoor learning, and habitat optimization. It will support public programming of a wide variety of activities, international scientific and cultural events and festivals.

The various sections of the Gardens allow flexibility to be arranged according to different themes. These may be taxonomic relationships and ecological adaptation. The main objective of the Gardens is the display of the living plant collection to celebrate the unique nature of the Philippines to provide simultaneous a learning resource which contribute to the preservation of the natural and cultural heritage as well as to convey an attractive setting that enables people to enjoy and relax. To create a unique identity of its own La Salle Botanical Gardens will be designed as a dynamic ecological regeneration project to cultivate environmental awareness and a learning centre for education and research. This program will raise awareness and understanding of natural resource conservation, forest ecosystem, appropriated agriculture practice, and local culture, man and nature relationship, and sustainable conservation measures for every visitor.