Charlotte will soon become home to one of the largest botanical domes in the nation.
The new Oasis Wellness Sanctuary will center around a massive 200-foot botanical dome planned for Brookhill Village near South Tryon Street and Remount Road. It will be wider than St. Louis’ 175-foot Climatron, Omaha’s 160-foot Desert Dome, and even EPCOT’s roughly 180-foot Spaceship Earth.
The full project could cost up to $54 million and span about 41,000 square feet.
Inside the dome, plans call for tropical plants, natural light, acoustic performances and sound-healing programs. Four smaller buildings surrounding it would focus on Water, Fire, Air and Ether.
Planned amenities include hydrotherapy, float experiences, saunas, yoga, breathwork, meditation spaces, a botanical tea lounge, walking labyrinth, herb gardens and an amphitheater lawn.
Oasis would operate more like a private retreat than a traditional gym or spa. Members would move through a sequence of botanical spaces, treatments and relaxation areas instead of simply booking individual services.
The project would begin with about 400 founding members and could eventually support roughly 900 active seasonal members. Brookhill residents would receive free access to selected programming and amenities.
Another unusual feature: no large parking lot would surround the sanctuary. Shared parking elsewhere in Brookhill would allow more of the property to remain gardens, pathways and gathering space.
While geodesic wellness retreats already exist, most are far smaller. The Prama Institute near Asheville, for example, has used geodesic domes for wellness retreats for decades, but its main dome is only about 1,300 square feet.
Oasis appears to be aiming for something much larger — combining a botanical conservatory, spa, meditation retreat, performance space and landscaped park around one enormous dome.
Developer David Hunt is working to finalize a ground lease for the site. Construction could begin in 2027, with an opening targeted for 2028.
If built as proposed, Oasis would become the most unusual developments in South End — and one of the largest botanical domes in the country.
