WEEP [Waterton Environmental Pavillion] | 2012
Date: 4/20/2019
Others Involved: Structural Engineer:
Julian Lineham, PE, SECB, MICE, CEng
Lee Maggert
Principal
Studio NYL StructuralEngineers
Civil Engineer:
Chris S. Strawn
Jansen Strawn Consulting Engineers, INC
Geotechnical Engineer:
Scott Myers, PE
TerraCon
Excavation:
Josh Hawkins
Zach Hawkins
Concrete:
David Neighbour
Metro Mix, LLC.Roof framing:
Tim DeVos
Cemco DenverSteel Fabrication
Greg and BJ Titchenal
Coalesce Design and Fabrication
Roofing:
Jamie Fredericks
Fowler and PethConcrete Finishing
Pat Thomas
Toma ConstructionLandscape Supply
Alameda Wholesale
Student Researchers: Caitlin Blythe
Nicole Bruechner
Michael Bucher
Nicole Davis
Carrie Hadley
Katherine Hawkins
Christopher Johnston
Robert Kiester
Will Koning
Milen Milev
Rachel Mott
Will Murray
Gerald Reynolds
JD Signom
Astrid Vander
Faculty Advisor: Rick Sommerfeld
The pavilion, located in Waterton Canyon, serves as an outdoor classroom for environmental groups involved in Bird Banding, Pond Ecology and Wildlife Habitat.
The structure is a pragmatic response to the various constraints of the site. The tilted columns were conceived to triangulate the lateral loads associated with a structure that, by floodplain regulations, were not allowed to have walls. Off the backside of the structure a small cantilever celebrates the release of captured birds back to nature. The roof drains to a central skylight (fondly referred to as the squoculus) to capture rainwater and filter it through vegetation, soil, and rock before returning it to the floodplain.