Project Info
- Category: Recreational
- Owner : Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
- Location : Cleveland, OH
- Architect : David Sommers & Associates
- Construction Type : General Contractor
- Building Area : tbd
- Completion Date : September 2008
- Value : tbd
Project Details
D&J provided all trades and services for the addition to the existing Giraffe barn to provide additional stalls and a pool to relocate Blackie the Hippo. The work was completed with the giraffes on site making the safety coordination between the work and the animals a significant part of the project. Practices learned from the Healthcare field were put to good use toward the projection of the animals during the project construction.
The scope of the project included caissons, reinforced concrete slab & pool, and a wood frame structure. High end steel doors and fencing with a system of manual pulley controls forms the new pens and helps sequence the animals in and out of the yard on a daily basis. The new pool facility was designed to be drained and filled in an hour’s time in order to provide a final home for the 54-year-old hippo.
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