Grand Teton National Park
Discovery & Visitor’s Center

Architects: Bohlin, Cywinski, Jackson — Seattle, Washington

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The new Grand Teton National Park Discovery and Visitor’s Center is located along the Snake River, snuggled up against the Teton range at Moose Junction, a few miles outside Jackson, WY. The building construction utilizes materials consistent with the landscape and climate, with multiple log frames supporting a glulam rafter roof system making up the primary gravity load system. A vast sloping window wall system looks out to the Teton range beyond and is supported by custom steel mullions. The lateral system is a combination of concealed braced frames, moment frames, and wood shearwalls. This structure posed special challenges with roof snow loads approaching 300psf combined with the high seismicity of the area. The Visitor’s Center will be open to the public year around with the grand opening and dedication completed August 11, 2007. It is expected to draw over half a million visitors a year.

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Old Faithful Inn

 

This national historic landmark is located in Yellowstone National Park, one of the most extreme seismic and snow load areas in the United States. Originally designed by architect Robert Reamer and constructed in 1903-1904, the Old Faithful Inn is an impressive wood structure consisting of both log work and stick-frame construction. BCE is currently working on a complete ’Old House’ restoration with structural design for seismic and gravity load retrofits. The intriguing challenge is to incorporate all of our structural upgrades into the existing structure without aesthetically changing the look. Phase 1 and 2 design and construction have been completed and phase 3 construction is currently underway.

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