Grand Canyon National Park Visitor Center
Loven Contracting remodeled the Grand Canyon National Park Visitor Center and constructed a new theater addition. Millions of visitors per year tour the park, the vast majority of whom spend time at the Visitor Center complex on the South Rim.
Grand Canyon Visitor's Center New Theater Addition
A new 248-seat theater addition was integrated into the Visitor’s Center complex.
Sustainability in our National Parks
Sustainability features included upgrades to rain-water harvesting systems, installing a new catchment system and water storage tank, and a new photovoltaic system for solar integration.
New Visitor Center Design Elements and Educational Features
An expansive renovation of the Visitor Center, along with a new exhibit focused on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, included the installation of a terrazzo “river” and multiple educational interpretative elements, such as Science on a Sphere.
GRAND CANYON VISITOR CENTER
Location
Grand Canyon, AZ
Loven Contracting remodeled the Grand Canyon National Park Visitor Center and constructed a new 3,100SF, 248-seat theater addition. Scope of work included integrating new sustainability features, new exhibits, the installation of a terrazzo “river,” and multiple educational features. The Visitor Center’s new design elements and educational features are now favorite attractions at the highly visited site.
Millions of people per year visit Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park, and the vast majority of these tourists include the Visitor Center in their itineraries. The Loven Contracting team worked closely with the National Park Service to schedule construction work and implement safety plans that preserved the quality of experience for visitors, staff, and wildlife. This included daily safety inspections, screened fencing, and scheduling construction relative to bus tours to minimize activities during high visitor periods.
Construction was completed on an accelerated winter schedule. To mitigate winter construction challenges, Loven Contracting erected a full scaffolding system for the masonry phase of building construction and then left it in place to provide a temporary weather enclosure.
