St. Francis Hospital’s Family Respite Garden

St. Francis Hospital, Family Respite Garden, Setting GFRC walls

Rooftop projects such as the St. Francis Hospital Family Respite Garden require structural yet lightweight materials to deliver unique architectural (or naturalistic) finishes but at lighter weights than typical masonry construction. Specifically, the St. Francis design team desired the look of architectural stone retaining and seat walls within the garden space. By using a polystyrene…

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Lost Island Water Park, Blue Iguana Play Area

Lost Island Water Park's mermaid cove features artificial rockwork and theme construction, including the water tank where the mermaid swims.

COST completed the next new family attraction at Lost Island Water Park in Waterloo, IA. The Blue Iguana has been completely renovated and now includes an interactive mermaid aquarium, a new corkscrew slide, and interesting new theme facades that separate two theme pool areas. COST’s Work on Theme Features at Lost Island The owners and…

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Tahiti Village at Lost Island Water Park

A multi-level water playground at Tahiti Village Lost Island Water Park. The structure has covered play areas, a splash pad, and faux palm trees.

The Lost Island Waterpark opened its 2015 season introducing its latest attraction called Tahiti Village. This highly themed, multi-level play unit offers a number of interactive features like spray bars, spray hoses, valves, three slides, and a large dump bucket. The three medium-sized slides are perfect for younger guests. Unlike many water play structures, this…

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Wild Walk Expansion at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake

A giant artificial white pine snag tree with two foot bridges attached to a lookout as part of the Wild Walk in Tupper Lake.

COST of Wisconsin, Inc. was chosen to build a 40’ tall by 16’ diameter white pine snag tree as part of an ambitious $5.2 million Wild Walk expansion at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake, NY. The Wild Walk is an elevated walkway filled with interesting exhibits, art, and amazing views of the Adirondack forest.…

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Bass Pro Shop Memphis Pyramid

Bass Pro Shops Memphis Pyramid 4 Low Res

On April 29th, the Bass Pro Shops in the Memphis Pyramid welcomed over 35,000 sportsmen to its Grand Opening. That number had grown to over 1,000,000 visitors by August 4th.* The massive, iconic pyramid-shaped sports complex has become an instant regional attraction. The facility offers a full-service Bass Pro Shops retail store, Uncle Buck’s Fishbowl…

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