The Town of Estes Park engaged the firm to provide an assessment of the existing center. We found the existing building to be woefully inadequate to meet the demands of the great number of visitors to the area and so, given the difficulty of remodeling, recommended construction of a new facility.

The new building houses the Information Center, offices of the Convention and Visitors Bureau and twenty-four hour lobby and restrooms. The site incorporates over two hundred new parking spaces, plus passenger drop-off zones and a loop for Rocky Mountain National Park shuttle buses. A covered walkway facing the river directs visitors from the parking area to the Information center, inviting them to rest along the way under the large 'covered porch' style entry.

The architecture is a contemporary interpretation of the lodges found in many of the western national parks. Exposed structural logs and timbers continue from outside in allowing the observer to understand how the building was constructed. A large window wall to the west offers life-size views of the Town and mountains beyond.

Estes Park, Colorado
Size: 9,000 square feet
Completed: 2006