New indoor water park turns ski resort into year-round destination
by Jonathan McGaha | March 6, 2011 12:00 am
The addition of a modern indoor water park at Hope Lake Lodge at the Greek Peak Ski Center in Cortland, N.Y., has transformed the existing resort into a year-round destination. The temperature inside the 28,000-square-foot facility is maintained at 80 to 84 F even during the most frigid months.
Approximately 60,000 square feet of Lewisville, Texas-based Metl-Span’s insulated panels were used to clad the roof and walls of the metal building provided by Memphis, Tenn.-based Varco Pruden Buildings. The 4-inch-thick CFR-42 roof panels were finished in Cool Forest Green on the exterior and Polar White on the interior. The 3-inch-thick CF-42 wall panels were finished in Terra Cotta on the exterior and Desert Beige on the interior.
RBA Group, Charlotte, N.C., was the architect for the LEED Silver project. The use of a steel super structure with insulated metal wall and roof panels allowed the design team to create large clear spans necessary for housing the water park features and to provide high thermal efficiency.
“The steel super structure was the most affordable system and the insulated metal panels were
an obvious choice because of their efficiency. But they also allowed us to do a lot of punched openings where water slide tubes exit and re-enter the building,” said Steven Finch, RBA’s director of hospitality and the project architect. “Plus, we have a series of 12- by 12-foot roll-up operable doors and windows that allow guests to sit inside the water park and look at the mountains during the summer months.”
According to Finch, dealing with the inherent high humidity and chlorine-laden atmosphere was an issue. The steel members were galvanized and then powder coated to resist corrosion. The Metl-Span panels utilize a Kynar finish.
VIP Structures Inc., Syracuse, N.Y., erected the Varco Pruden building and installed the Metl-Span panels. The building’s design, with its steep slope roof and 100-foot-long skylight at the ridgeline was a challenge, according to VIP’s Leonard Pogroski. “But our crew did a great job dealing with the hips and valleys and trim. It’s a great looking job.”
The Metl-Span panels were also used to clad an adjoining 7,000-square-foot arcade that links the water park to the Hope Lake Lodge and Conference Center.
*Photos by Kristian S. Reynolds
Source URL: https://www.metalarchitecture.com/projects/hope-lake-lodge/