Gizmo
Fort Churchill, Nevada State Historic Park (In Progress)
Project Description/Components
Fort Churchill was built in 1860 to provide protection for early settlers and westbound emigrants as well as guard the Pony Express and telegraph lines.
Gizmo was hired to design and fabricate a new Visitor Center, complete with informational graphics, artifacts, and a topographical map. In addition, we built an observation deck in one of the soldier barrack ruins, including replica bunk beds, railings and guard-rails, benches, and informational graphics. Lastly, we fabricated outdoor wayfinding infrastructure and benches out of steel, cedar, and custom concrete forms.
Personal Contribution
Fabrication & Installation of the following components
16 angular outdoor benches (metal frames, cedar planks) and 32 concrete bench ends (with rebar)
12 concrete wayfinding landmarks (with rebar)
Metal signage
ADA ramp railings & cedar viewing deck for retrofitted barrack ruin
12 lightbox frames
6 floor to ceiling display frames
20 angular display table legs
9 angular bench legs
10,000 ft of buried conduit/audio cable connecting speakers
Structural metal bases/frames for 3-part topographical map
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