Project
Merlin Entertainment Group
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord Aquarium
Project Location
Concord, NC
Industries
Adaptive Reuse, Cultural & Community, Recreation & Dining
Services
Construction Management, Preconstruction, Virtual Construction
Square Footage
30,000
Schedule Duration
13 months
Merlin Entertainment Group Sea Life Charlotte-Concord Aquarium
Rodgers converted the former NASCAR Speedpark, with indoor slick-track and laser tag, into the Sea Life Charlotte-Concord Aquarium. With its varied displays of marine creatures from stingrays to sharks, Sea Life provides a different type of entertainment for visitors to Concord Mills, which is often rated one of the top attractions in North Carolina.
Scope
Twenty displays of marine life with over 5,000 sea creatures, a 112,000-gallon ocean tank, lagoon for stingrays, sea horse mangrove and an indoor play area
Highlights
Acrylic panels form a 180-degree underwater tunnel in the aquarium that visitors can walk through
Distinctive structural requirements and custom exhibits to handle massive fish tanks