Botanical Glasshouses
Custom-built botanical greenhouses with an advanced climate for a wide range of flora. High-quality buildings, innovative and sustainable.
Glass structures for public spaces
Where ambitious ideas become lasting environments
Creating a public glass environment means bringing many ambitions together. Architecture must inspire, visitors need to feel welcome, and plants or other sensitive environments require the right conditions to thrive.
Whether for a botanical garden, university, visitor centre, cultural institution or public attraction, every project needs to balance design ambition with technical feasibility, sustainability and long-term performance.
From ambition to a buildable reality
Complex glass structures require more than just architectural vision. Climate, construction, materials and public use all need to work together as one integrated environment, with all these factors interdependent and working in harmony.
EdenParks helps institutions, architects and project teams to make informed decisions early in the process, translating ambitious concepts into technically realistic, reliable and long-lasting glass environments.
What this means for your project
A successful glass environment should not only look impressive on opening day. It needs to perform reliably for visitors, users and the organisation for decades to come.
Our experience helps project teams address the complexities behind ambitious public glass environments:
- Technical solutions that support architectural ambition;
- Glass and steel structures designed for long-term performance;
- Climate, construction and envelope working as one integrated system;
- Engineering and detailing adapted to the specific requirements of each project;
- Early technical insight to reduce uncertainty and avoid unnecessary risk;
- Practical solutions that support public use, sustainability and operational reliability.
Public Glass environments
Glass structures designed for visitors, education and public experience with the ideal climate and atmosphere.
Design & Advice
From conceptual sketches to technical advice, from route optimization to energy savings. EdenParks offers expert support in the field of design and advice throughout the entire process.
about EdenParks
EdenParks is a specialist consulting partner within a family business with decades of experience in botanical, public and architectural glass structures.
Built on experience. Focused on complex environments.
EdenParks builds on more than 50 years of experience within the Smiemans family business in complex glass construction projects. This combination of specialist knowledge and practical construction experience helps turn ambitious ideas into technically realistic and achievable environments.
While Smiemans focuses on the realisation of commercial and publicly accessible glass structures, EdenParks supports complex projects where architecture, climate, public use and technical performance need to come together from the earliest stages.
Innovation with a purpose
Innovation only adds value when it solves a real challenge. That is why we focus on solutions that improve environmental performance, visitor comfort and long-term reliability, without losing sight of technical feasibility and practical construction.
By involving EdenParks early in the process, project teams can explore opportunities, identify risks and make informed decisions before major investments are committed.
Our Realised Projects
Proven Performance in Botanical and Public Glass Structures
Projects where climate, architecture and public use come together
Wageningen University & Research (NL)
House of Farming - Campus Science & Green (NL)
Botanical Glasshouse Gothenburg (SE)
Botanical greenhouse for Flora Köln (DE)
Planthouse Überlingen (DE)
Planon Innovation campus (NL)
Design: Rooftop Agrotopia (BE)
Inverewe Gardens (GB)
Multifunctional, sustainable and energy efficient
Specialist in Botanical and Public Glasshouse Projects
With our years of experience and technical expertise, we offer:
- Climate concepts for plants and visitors;
- Technical translation of architectural designs;
- Durable and maintainable glass structures;
- Support from feasibility to realization.