Nature Trail Master Plan and Museum Expansion For The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
Virginia Beach, Virginia

LandMark Design Group was on the design team for the expansion of one the most successful aquariums and science museums in the country. The project included the museum expansion, a nature trail, and the interpretive areas.

LandMark Design Group provided site analysis of the 40-acre site paralleling Owl's Creek, which included locations and descriptions of wetlands, vegetation, nature trail alignment, parking expansion and options for future building sites. The firm prepared guidelines for nature and bike trails and roadways.

LandMark Design Group provided design document production for this $30 million project, which expanded building space to more than 120,000 square feet.

LandMark Design Group was responsible for preparing tree inventories, alignments for all trails, performing wetland delineations and obtaining necessary wetland permits for the six bridges, three overlooks and an aviary. Design documents included; stormwater management, erosion and sediment control, utilities, parking, landscaping, trails for vehicular and pedestrian use, and a tidal wetland mitigation project, planted in part by volunteers.

Client: Office of the City Engineer; City of Virginia Beach, Virginia