Houthoff Zoo Design & Construction has more than 25 years of experience. Our products vary from themed design & construction to consultancy. Our activities are custom fitted for our three main client groups:

PUBLIC ZOOS & AQUARIUMS
COMMERCIAL RETAIL
PRIVATE HOMES

From a privately owned backyard pond (small scale) to a mega zoo aquara: we are happy to help you realise your project.

Our products and services:

STRATEGIC PLANNING

• Brainstorm with our experts (fundamental goals, future visions, mission statement, breeding plan intensions, organisational planning)

MASTER PLANNING

• Concept development for new projects
• Visualisation

PROJECT DESIGN

• Renovation
• Exhibit design
• Landscape design
• Theme park decoration
• Museum exhibits
• Immersion, theme, animal rotation, cultural, activity based exhibits
• Scale models, maquettes
• All natural habitats/biotopes

ZOO CONSULTANCY

• Animal husbandry
• Marine biology
• Zoology
• Zoo related scubadiving
• Animal enrichment
• Animal collection plans
• Educational services
• Zoo staff education
• Zoo regulations

THEMED CONSTRUCTION

On site

• Artistic shotcrete (wet method)
• Artificial rock
• High detail mud bank
• Artificial trees, vines
• Artificial ice and snow
• GFRC rock panels
• High detail hand carving
• Artificial coral
• Sculpting
• Rivers, ponds and waterworks
• Casts & molds (epoxy, concrete)
• Old ruins & temples
• Caves & grotto's
• Fog systems
• Vegetation & planters

Public Aquariums

• Aquariums (marine/fresh water closed circuit)
• Aquatic exhibits
• Aquarium inserts
• Life support systems

Prefab

• Smaller objects
• Enrichment objects for zoos

Renovation

• Redecorating old animal enclosures

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Project calculation
• Project supervision