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fEaTuRED pRojEcT : a fRESh pERSpEcTIvE oN SupERIoR SERvIcE pRojEcT Sea Life Aquarium at Legoland : Carlsbad, CA. New Construction of a $10 million, 28,000 sq. ft., 2-story themed aquarium with a 175,000 gallon ocean display cLIENTS Merlin Entertainment, Inc. : J.r. Miller & Associates : Kay Elliot Architects chaLLENGE To incorporate any exposed mechanical and electrical systems into a themed and interactive decorative scheme while addressing the complexities of an aquarium environment such as atypical humidity levels, all under compressed time lines for the targeted grand-opening date. TaILoRED SoLuTIoN The team addressed the challenges by integrating the design process through Building Information Modeling (BIM) using Autodesk's RevitŪ platform. Design West worked closely with the theme artists to create an extensively thematic lighting package to best highlight the exhibit aquarium. The mechanical systems, electric utilities, and low-voltage systems were coordinated with the aquarium equipment and decorative features. pRojEcT aDDED vaLuE Design West flexibly and promptly accommodated all the various design and budget changes that occurred during the design phase. Despite all potential causes for complication, the mechanical designs did not receive a single Request For Information (RFI) throughout construction. Autodesk awarded the BIM Experience award to Design West for this project. |
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