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News Release from: Spectrum Design
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 June 2007
Design contract for 15,000-square-foot
centre
The contract for the design of The Daniel Boone Wilderness Road Interpretive centre in Duffield, Va has been awarded to Spectrum Design.
Spectrum Design has been awarded the contract for the design of The Daniel Boone Wilderness Road Interpretive centre in Duffield, Va Located on a 44-acre site off US Route 58 in Scott County, the centre will be sited at the gateway to the Kane, Powell, and Cumberland Gaps that were used by early pioneers who settled the western American frontier in 1775
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 16 Jul 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Named for the frontiersman and explorer, Daniel Boone, the 15,000-square-foot centre will be a destination draw for tourists seeking information on the region's cultural heritage, with museum exhibition space for displaying artifacts.
"We were pleased to be selected as the architects and engineers for this historic centre," says David Bandy, Spectrum principal and vice president.
"Thousands of visitors a year will have the opportunity to experience what it was like for the families who ventured across the Appalachian Mountains more than two centuries ago.
We hope to create a centre that will convey their sense of exploration as well as to provide economic benefit to the community." The interpretative centre will utilise a National Park Service prototype building.
Designed with open spaces for exhibits, the building highlights the surrounding mountain views with a focal point on Kane Gap, the "Settler's Road," across the valley.
Geothermal heating and cooling, as well as additional green concepts, are incorporated into the design.
The use of stone and heavy timber will complement the facility's mountaintop setting.
The project is expected to cost approximately $3 million.
Future phases may include a 17,000-square-foot conference facility.
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