MASTER PLAN PROJECTS

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Master Plan Projects suMMary

infrastructure Projects
ROSENBLATT STADIUM
When this facility becomes the property of the Zoo it will be necessary to
remove the existing structures. This allows for a redesigned approach to the
Zoo to take place, the development of additional parking, and a feature
commemorating its former use.
TEST BUDGET: $2.5M

HOSPITAL & NECROPSY

COASTAL SHORES

New Zoo healthcare facility to support an expanded collection located

adjacent to the existing service zone area at the northeast corner of the
campus.

New sea lion and polar bear exhibits surrounding a North American coastal
themed childrens splash zone and play area. This will be located adjacent to
the existing carousel area. On the site formerly occupied by bears, swan
valley and points north.

TEST BUDGET: $7.5M

TEST BUDGET: $22.0M

ANIMAL & GUEST SERVICE SUPPORT

Includes service road, cold storage, and bird winter holding.

Projects suMMary

MASTER PLAN PROJECTS

SERVICE ROAD & LANDSCAPING

Create a dedicated service path around the Zoo that allows for access to all
of the major animal buildings without inconveniencing our guests. This path
will also enable guest services to maintain and stock their facilities. As new
areas are developed like the event lawn this service path will allow programs
and events to be carried out with little interruption to the operation of the
Zoo. Continue to improve our landscaping by developing a more intimate
feel and incorporating the approach to an exhibit setting the mood for the
experience you are about to enjoy.
TEST BUDGET: $1.5M

TEST BUDGET: $2.5M

animal anchor & attraction Projects

INFRASTRUCTURE
These funds are necessary to maintain and improve our roads and paths,
replace railroad ties and maintain those service buildings that are not
endowed. As the Zoo grows, an addition of another electrical circuit will become
necessary as well as upgrading aging sewers, plumbing and other utilities.
TEST BUDGET: $5.0M

AQUARIUM WITH EDUCATION / CONFERENCE CENTER

The entrance sign to the aquarium will be relocated off the main path. The
outdoor concession area will be revitalized and the former penguin yard will
be repurposed as a childrens play area. The indoor upgrade includes a
combination of new aquariums, major exhibits that were designed to be
completed at a later date, the addition of an entire area dedicated to
jellyfish, and major renovations to some of the existing exhibits. A new
complete interpretive package and the addition of a 400 person multi use
education / conference center complete this package.

AFRICAN GRASSLANDS PHASE 2

Redeveloped zone, located at the former elephant and rhino site at the
eastern end of the Zoo, for savanna predator and prey species showcasing
lion, wild dogs, rhino, and one of the largest sable herds in the U.S. Also,
would include possibility of hippos or Nile crocodile.
TEST BUDGET: $23.0M

ASIAN HIGHLANDS
New anchor exhibit attraction winding through an existing undeveloped
forest and hillside featuring the Zoos tiger collection and a diverse array of
other Asian species. Other species would include leopard, takin, gaur, camel,
red panda, sun bear, and birds.
TEST BUDGET: $18.0M

strategic services Project


CLR Design

ANDEAN FOOTHILLS

New dedicated Zoo administration facility, guest services building, gift shop,
and ticket-taking gateway located in and around the footprint of the
existing entry area and IMAX theater.

New anchor exhibit attraction at the northwest corner of the zoo featuring
South American predators including bears, jaguars, puma, and wolves and a
diverse array of birds, primates, ungulates, and reptiles. A themed village
with restrooms, and food and gift will anchor the entry and exit to this
new attraction.
TEST BUDGET: $14.0M

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TEST BUDGET: $7.0M

KOMODO DRAGON EXHIBIT

Located on the plaza adjacent to IMAX and the Desert Dome, Komodo
dragon will be new to the Zoos collection and will provide a major attraction
that will help with the transformation of the plaza area. The exhibit will
consist of holding, indoor dayrooms, public viewing, and outdoor habitats.
TEST BUDGET: $1.5M

education
ADVENTURE EDUCATION & EDUCATION CENTER

MAIN ENTRY & FRONT PLAZA

TEST BUDGET: $13.5M

TEST BUDGET: $4.0M

Expansion to the existing giraffe and adjacent habitat zone with added
mixed hoofstock species. New state-of-the-art elephant facilities and
habitats replacing former hoofstock and zebra enclosures. A new cheetah
exhibit, event lawn, buildings, and expanded/enhanced Garden of the Senses.

PARKING

TEST BUDGET: $2.0M

Expanding on the success of adjacent Hubbard Gorilla Valley, this project

will add Central African forest dwellers okapi, red river hog, and bongo
as an immersive outdoor forest trail experience.

AFRICAN GRASSLANDS PHASE 1

TEST BUDGET: $34.0M

Expanded centralized visitor parking area with over 3000 Zoo parking
spaces.

EQUATORIAL AFRICA

New Adventure Education hub, located northwest of and adjacent to Desert

Dome, with special classrooms linked to active hands-on laboratories, small
mammal exhibits, and adventure play areas. New dedicated Childrens
Zone with rides, exhibits, play areas, splash zones, snack and gift, and shaded
plaza and garden seating for parents.
TEST BUDGET: $16.0M

ANDEAN FOOTHILLS
(Montane)
Potential Species Include:
Puma
Llama
Jaguar Anteater
Bear
Chilean Flamingo
Wolf

Primates
Other Birds
Reptiles

FACILITIES SUPPORT AREA

COASTAL SHORES
(Oceans and Seas)
Potential Species Include:
Polar Bear
Sea Lion

EQUATORIAL AFRICA
(Tropical Forest, Savanna, Montane)
Potential Species Include:
Red River Hog
Gorilla
Okapi
Bonga

ASIAN HIGHLANDS
Potential Species Include:
Takin
Tiger
Sun Bear
Leopards
Camel
Gaur
Tufted Deer
Red Panda

Potential Species Include:

River Otter
Penguin
Prairie Dogs
Domestic Species

Reptiles
Birds

MASTER PLAN PROJECTS

ADVENTURE EDUCATION

KOMODO
DRAGON EXHIBIT
AFRICAN GRASSLANDS
PHASE 2
(Savanna)

PARKING

Potential Species Include:

Antelope
Rhino
African Wild Dog
Lion

LEGEND

Project zones

(Montane, Temperate Deciduous Forest)

Visitor Amenities Building

Exhibit Building
Indoor Animal Housing
Administration/Support Building
Visitor Path
Service Path/Parking



Animal Exhibit

AFRICAN GRASSLANDS
PHASE 1
(Savanna)

FRONT ENTRY
AQUARIIUM WITH EDUCATION /
CONFERENCE CENTER

Potential Species Include:

Cheetah
Elephant
Ostrich
Giraffe
Crocodile
Hippo
Other Birds
Zebra
Kudu

Vegetation

CLR Design

Buffer Landscape

Master Plan Project zones

1 ACRE

175

350

700

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aFrican grasslands Phase 

Program
Net Project Site (Demo, Grading)
Event Lawn

Primates

MASTER PLAN PROJECTS

aFrican grasslands Phase 

7,200 SF

Visitor Path

78,800 SF

1.80 AC

Service Path

68,000 SF

1.56 AC

Visitor Amenity Buildings

7,200 SF

Shade / View Structures

2,300 SF

Habitat

Giraffe
Cheetah

Garden of the Senses

(with Event Space
and Restrooms)

3,450 SF

Indoor Animal Housing and

Off-Exhibit Yard

6,100 SF

Train Station

Habitat (pool + sand area)

Indoor Animal Housing and
Off-Exhibit Yard

Indoor Animal Housing and

Off-Exhibit Yard
Food and Restroom
Elephant
Nighthouse

1 ACRE
N

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200

3.84 AC

400

1.14 AC

3,800 SF

45,400 SF

Provide on-view animal training areas for

keeper staff to show-off the care and
management of OHDZs collection.
Develop a new food service location with
restrooms to replace the existing functions
currently located next to the Giraffe Barn. A
new plaza seating area would overlook the
new mixed species savanna exhibit.

14,250 SF

49,800 SF

Enhance and build upon the success of the

Garden of the Senses by developing this area
and the adjacent zone into a major event
space and venue. This would include an
indoor conditioned African Lodge facility for
rentals of up to 350 people. An adjacent
1.5-acre event lawn would be utilized for
outdoor events including the yearly gala,
now held at the Desert Dome Plaza. On the
opposite side of the event lawn would be a
500 person picnic pavilion that would replace
the rental facility now located next to the
existing sea lion.
Provide state-of-the-art holding facilities and
off-exhibit yard facilities for the collection in
this area.

CHEETAH
Habitat

100

167,150 SF

Anchored by the existing African Veldt,

redevelop the eastern end of the Zoo into a
two phase immersive African Grassland
habitat zone.

Provide opportunities for childrens play areas.

41,700 SF

HIPPO
Food and
Restrooms

3.43 AC

5,200 SF

Pool

Giraffe Indoor Housing

Elephant

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149,800 SF

MIXED SPECIES GRASSLAND



1.34 AC

African Pavilion

Indoor Animal Housing and

Off-Exhibit Yard

Mixed
Species

CLR Design

58,400 SF
7,200 SF

Pool

African
Pavilion

25.28 AC

African Lodge

Habitat

African
Lodge
Event
Lawn

1,101,300 SF

ELEPHANT

Hippo

concepts

Repurpose the easternmost lagoon into a

riverine African exhibit that could include
hippo or Nile crocodile and would provide a
picturesque foreground overlook from the
Lodge to the Phase 2 rhino exhibit.

1.04 AC

species list
3,000 SF

Elephant
Giraffe
Hippo
Zebra
Kudu

Cheetah
Ostrich
Crocodile
Other Birds

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Elephant

MASTER PLAN PROJECTS

african lodge with hippo and rhino exhibits Beyond

Hippo


CLR Design

Giraffe

elephants in the african grasslands

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Program
Net Project Site (Demo, Grading)

1 ACRE

471,600 SF

10.82 AC

Visitor Path

49,000 SF

1.12 AC

Service Path

25,700 SF

.59 AC

Visitor Amenity Buildings

5,000 SF

Shade / View Structures

6,100 SF

Overnight Camp

7,300 SF

aFrican grasslands Phase 

MASTER PLAN PROJECTS

HOOFSTOCK

Lion 1

Habitat
Lion 2

48,950 SF

Indoor Animal Housing and

Off-Exhibit Yard

Sable
Antelope

1.12 AC

4,950 SF

LION
Habitat

Skyfari

73,150 SF

Indoor Animal Housing and

Off-Exhibit Yard

Wild
Dogs

Food, Restroom,
Covered Seating
Overnight Camp

1.68 AC

3,400 SF

WILD DOGS
Habitat

34,600 SF

Indoor Animal Housing

.79 AC

1,230 SF

Off-Exhibit Yard (None)

RHINO
Habitat

58,600 SF

Indoor Animal Housing and

Off-Exhibit Yard

Rhino

1.34 AC

3,900 SF

concepts


CLR Design

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60

120

240

species list
Rhino
Lion

Antelope
African Wild Dog

Redevelop the existing rhino, elephant, and sea lion areas into
a Phase 2 African Grassland habitat zone.

Provide on-view animal training areas for keeper staff to

show-off the care and management of OHDZs collection.

A new bridge over the existing lagoon will lead visitors to a

new African Village hub which will replace the functions
currently located next to sea lion. Guests will be able to
purchase food, drinks, and gifts and have access to restrooms
in a themed village area with distant views of lion perched
atop large kopje rock outcroppings.

Opportunity to feature a unique predator prey relationship

with lion and sable antelope adjacent to each other.

Provide opportunities for childrens play areas at trail head.

Provide state-of-the-art holding facilities and off-exhibit yard
facilities for the collection in this area.

Two lion habitats will allow for two prides of lions, increased
flexibility, and more active lions.
Enhance the Skyfari ride station with views into wild dog and lion.
Develop an overnight bush camp concept near the African
Village with gated access to main visitor path and direct
access from service road. Camp would have views into rhino
and wild dog and possibly distant views of lions perched on
kopje rocks.

Wild Dog

Rhino

lions and sable antelope from lion Kopje village

aFrican grasslands Phase 

MASTER PLAN PROJECTS

Lion


CLR Design

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