250,000 sq ft | $40 million | 3 stories | Completed in 2020
Structural Features
Sitting on 5.8 acres, the aquarium is comprised of 7 buildings and 6 exterior exhibits connected by landscaped walkways.The 3-story main building is concrete framed with integral 29-foot deep concrete exhibit tank. All the concrete exhibit tanks are designed in accordance with ACI 350 for water-tightness and durability.LSS equipment is within an exterior yard with an underground pumped drainage system and a perimeter wall designed to hold back storm surge waters.