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and event space will require a complex interior renovation, Choquette said. ere are also plans to add an outdoor deck to the viewing area over the savanna exhibit, as well as add a conservatory space for additional restaurant seating that will o er views into Grant Park.

“The deck and the conservatory will fit very well into the structure and offer fantastic views,” Choquette said.

He said there would be renovations to the front plaza once the building is done, and what will happen to the Zoo Atlanta administration building that sits opposite the plaza is still undetermined.

Since 2008, Epsten has worked with Zoo Atlanta on several projects, including the parakeet aviary and tiger viewing area.

“Epsten Group is focused on regenerative architecture, and we believe in Zoo Atlanta’s conservation e orts,” said Dagmar Epsten, the group’s president and CEO. “We are thrilled to be engaged with them in particular on this Grant Park meeting facility with views of big wildlife of the earth’s savannas, which will give our city’s human occupants the opportunity to connect with our global animal occupants like none other.”