The concept of “The Hive” Classroom and Administration Building is to create a story about how the founder of the Santa Ana Zoo, Joseph Prentice, may have built a classroom in the depths of an exotic jungle where he had built a world-class Zoo decades before.  The design of the building is based on the idea of a building being constructed from the most ordinary of building materials in order to create something that is extraordinary for the patrons of the Zoo and for its administrative staff.   The front of the building will face the public part of the Zoo while the rear of the building will be a private entry for the throngs of elementary school students who visit the Zoo every year.