Sharks play a vital role in maintaining the stability of the oceans and their ecosystems. However, there are many fisheries operating along the Red Sea coast in Saudi Arabia that have caught sharks and offered them for sale. This has caused an imbalance in the Red Sea ecosystem as the shark population are in danger of extinction. The government's vision for 2030 therefore aims to empower shark conservation through the establishment of research center. Thus, this work presents the development of Shark Aqualife Research Complex in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Three case studies related to the marine research center have been analysed in this work. Based on the analysed case studies, for the proposed research complex, the estimated gross floor area is 2954.64 m2. The research complex is comprised of several zone, such as main entrance, research center, awareness center, diving station, restaurant, and administration and business center. In this work, two potential sites were proposed for the development. Based on the site evaluation analysis, site 2 attained the highest score of 61 and it was selected as the proposed development site. The architectural design of the research complex is based on the shape of a shark. This research complex is expected to enhance the conservation of sharks in the Red Sea and also enhance the tourism and economy of Saudi Arabia.