New Stingray Bay Exhibit

Designed for Interactive Touch

Client: Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield Zoo

Project: Design and construction of an annual temporary exhibit for stingrays

Design Features

• Create a temporary exhibit for cownose rays and southern stingrays
• Incorporate an interactive, hands-on experience in the exhibit for Zoo visitors

Challenges

• Design and construct the exhibit within a very short timeframe

Key Achievements

• Designed four new provisional tent structures to cover the existing concrete pool and new wood platform for the souvenir shop
• Created a new podium around the existing pool to allow for interactive activities between the public and the stingrays, such as feeding and petting
• Constructed a new temporary decorative barrier between the queuing line and the merchandise area
• Added new permanent plumbing and electrical services designed and erected for the annual return visit of the stingrays, from May until September