Forever Wild: Not your ordinary park building
One of the Midwest’s most popular mountain bike parks is getting a new trail head facility next spring. Dakota County hired Locus earlier this year to design the Lebanon Hills West Trail Head building, which will be used year round by skiers and other outdoor enthusiasts in addition to Minnesota Off-Road Cyclists.
Two interlinking buildings will include restrooms, changing stalls and a picnic shelter. Construction has been underway for several weeks and is beginning to reveal the primary structural systems.
A forest of corten columns will soon support a roof 14 feet above the changing and shelter areas.
Laminated veneer lumber beams ready for placement above the columns.
Concrete masonry units contain the restroom while defining edges throughout the shelter. Twin Cities artist, Kerry Dikken will be sandblasting the exterior surfaces with bicycle tread prints come spring.
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Barbara
