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Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway
Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway
Las Vegas, NV, United States
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Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway
Las Vegas, NV, United States
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2015
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
In early 2009, the U.S. Forest Service engaged LGA to work on the project planning phase of the Middle Kyle Canyon Visitor Complex, now known as the Spring Mountain Visitor Gateway. This project would serve both as an attraction and visitor center for travelers passing through, as well as a destination for families and the local Southern Nevada community.
One of our primary challenges involved the vast amount of research data the Forest Service had already compiled. In synthesizing the results of previous surveys, studies and analysis, our goal was to always keep the client’s big picture goals in mind.
By examining and extracting the vital core data, we were able to identify a number of guiding concepts that would ultimately make up the design solution:
• Orienting visitors to the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (SMNRA) by providing settings where they would feel welcome, safe and comfortable
• Engaging visitors by offering a wide range of physical, social and emotional experiences while encouraging healthy lifestyles and a sense of well-being
• Fostering stewardship of the SMNRA by promoting understanding of and care for the diverse cultural and natural resources
• Promoting sustainability by educating visitors about and encouraging the practice of sustainable behavior, both in the SMNRA and at home
• Reflecting the Forest Service's identity by ensuring that visitors are able to identify the agency as the one that manages the SMNRA
The site for the Visitor Gateway would be 90 acres purchased by the Forest Service as part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The site’s former incarnation as a golf course had been short-lived; the Forest Service saw it as an ideal location to welcome and educate visitors to the area.
A primary consideration was to maintain a positive connection with the seven nations of Nuwuvi (Southern Paiute) in the area. Encouraging tribal input and close cooperation throughout the design process was essential from the outset, as Mt. Charleston is considered the sacred birthplace of the Paiute people.
One of our primary challenges involved the vast amount of research data the Forest Service had already compiled. In synthesizing the results of previous surveys, studies and analysis, our goal was to always keep the client’s big picture goals in mind.
By examining and extracting the vital core data, we were able to identify a number of guiding concepts that would ultimately make up the design solution:
• Orienting visitors to the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (SMNRA) by providing settings where they would feel welcome, safe and comfortable
• Engaging visitors by offering a wide range of physical, social and emotional experiences while encouraging healthy lifestyles and a sense of well-being
• Fostering stewardship of the SMNRA by promoting understanding of and care for the diverse cultural and natural resources
• Promoting sustainability by educating visitors about and encouraging the practice of sustainable behavior, both in the SMNRA and at home
• Reflecting the Forest Service's identity by ensuring that visitors are able to identify the agency as the one that manages the SMNRA
The site for the Visitor Gateway would be 90 acres purchased by the Forest Service as part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The site’s former incarnation as a golf course had been short-lived; the Forest Service saw it as an ideal location to welcome and educate visitors to the area.
A primary consideration was to maintain a positive connection with the seven nations of Nuwuvi (Southern Paiute) in the area. Encouraging tribal input and close cooperation throughout the design process was essential from the outset, as Mt. Charleston is considered the sacred birthplace of the Paiute people.
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