Building Information
Location: 4049 S. Eckert Road, Boise, ID 83716
Size: 8,689 sq. ft. Main Building
2,472 sq. ft. Covered Shelter
Completion Date: June, 2007
Telephone: (208) 577-4576
Email: eec@adacounty.id.gov
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Project Profile: Download Project Profile (pdf)
Type: Event Center
Architect: Lombard Conrad Architects
General Contractor: Jordan-Wilcomb Construction, Inc.
Project Cost: $1.9 Million
Ada County’s crown jewel, Barber Park, is traditionally the starting point for over 125,000 Boise river tubers and rafters each summer. In addition to being used as a launching site, the park is a popular wildlife-watching spot with natural areas for bald eagles, waterfowl, and other creatures.
In 2007, the park will have a new convertible indoor/outdoor facility that will include an interactive education center and rentable event space for private parties and other local residents
- Provides indoor space for year-round use of the park
- Environmental education facility with hands-on curriculum for children
- Rentable facility with a catering/staging area to accommodate food service
- Ideal setting for family reunions, company picnics, corporate meetings, or any other special event
- Dividable space allows a facility to be used for up to four separate events
- Indoor seating for up to 249 people, outdoor seating for 192 people
- Exterior walls can slide open to provide natural ventilation and full access to the outdoors
- Reduced energy requirements through the use of natural daylighting design techniques
- Use of natural and low emitting materials to provide a healthy indoor environment
- Minimized impact on the site by replanting of removed trees on a 3 to 1 ratio
ADA COUNTY OPERATIONS
Dave Logan, Director
Selena O’ Neal, CEM, LEED AP
Telephone:(208) 287-7106
Email: soneal@adacounty.id.gov