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Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Education Center
Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Education Center
Alamo, NV, United States
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Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Education Center
Alamo, NV, United States
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2015
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
Pahranagat (pran-uh-get) National Wildlife Refuge sits in a valley on the edge of the Mojave Desert in Alamo, NV. The project is sited in wetland area along the creek that connects Upper and Lower Pahranagat Lakes. The goal: to provide a building for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) operating as a visitor contact station with administrative offices; and create a public facility to be used as an educational and interpretive center for visitors, bird enthusiasts, students, and the regional Native American community – while embracing the landscape, history, and character of Pahranagat Valley.
This project is a marvel of efficient clean energy use and generation, achieving performance better than zero net energy (ZNE). The mysterious “Pahranagat Man,” depicted throughout the valley on ancient rock-art paintings, welcomes visitors to the refuge while dancing atop the building’s COR-TEN steel walls. The facility incorporates subtle elements of importance to the Southern Paiute “Nuwuvi” people and culture — items such as an east-facing main entrance and light banding like the tail markings of the region’s red-tailed hawk.
Interior spaces include: lobby/reception area, museum/exhibit hall, multimedia classroom/conference room, manager offices, open office area, break room, and exterior public restrooms. Native landscaping and thoughtful preservation measures authentically blend together the building and landscape. An outdoor amphitheater and meandering trail system with interpretive installations guide visitors through the cultural and historic significance of the valley.
The building’s structure is wood stud-framed with timber elements. Exterior materials — including COR-TEN steel panels, stucco, aluminum/fiberglass windows, and standing seam metal roofing — were selected to tie with the desert landscape and provide elemental textures and forms supporting the building’s concept. As one of the last in a series of visitor centers with fixed funding, this all had to be accomplished under a very tight budget.
This project is a marvel of efficient clean energy use and generation, achieving performance better than zero net energy (ZNE). The mysterious “Pahranagat Man,” depicted throughout the valley on ancient rock-art paintings, welcomes visitors to the refuge while dancing atop the building’s COR-TEN steel walls. The facility incorporates subtle elements of importance to the Southern Paiute “Nuwuvi” people and culture — items such as an east-facing main entrance and light banding like the tail markings of the region’s red-tailed hawk.
Interior spaces include: lobby/reception area, museum/exhibit hall, multimedia classroom/conference room, manager offices, open office area, break room, and exterior public restrooms. Native landscaping and thoughtful preservation measures authentically blend together the building and landscape. An outdoor amphitheater and meandering trail system with interpretive installations guide visitors through the cultural and historic significance of the valley.
The building’s structure is wood stud-framed with timber elements. Exterior materials — including COR-TEN steel panels, stucco, aluminum/fiberglass windows, and standing seam metal roofing — were selected to tie with the desert landscape and provide elemental textures and forms supporting the building’s concept. As one of the last in a series of visitor centers with fixed funding, this all had to be accomplished under a very tight budget.
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