CACHE COUNTY
EVENT CENTER

Project Confirmation Number: 18364
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Entry Category: Municipal:
Courthouses, Libraries, Rec Centers, Performance Hall, Police/Fire Stations, other Local, State, or Federal Facility

Project Location:            
450 South 500 West
Logan, Utah 84321

Brief description of the project:
The Cache County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall is a new event center in Logan, Utah. The event center has reception rooms, community rooms, concessions, a main exhibit hall, offices, and exterior covered booth spaces for hosting county events. Some events that are held at the event center are the Cache County Fair, the Cruise-in and arts and 4-H events.

Size of Building:
33,860 Square Feet

Amount of Masonry Used (include all types and number of units):
40,000 Units of grey/red CMU 8x8x16s.

Project completion date:  June 2018

Explain the project and its unique use of masonry materials and techniques:
The design of the Cache County Exhibit Hall was to utilize the durability of CMU to mimic a country aesthetic with the red barn feel. The color of the brick plays a large part in the design of the rural, country design. 

A unique combination of CMU and steel construction made this barn-like design come to life. The County had been holding the fair in three turn of the century wood construction buildings. The thought of removing them to make way for a single massive modern structure was difficult and emotional for many community members who had grown up going to the fair. However, the aging structures were more costly to repair than to replace.


The new facility is much bigger than the older buildings and the design challenge was to develop a massive envelope for the exhibit hall that would have some of the rural charm of the older and much smaller wood structures. 

The design team incorporated a country barn theme that was welcomed by the community and contextual to the function. Though large, the facility is approachable and welcoming to all enjoying the fairgrounds.The community is very pleased with their new building.
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DESIGN WEST ARCHITECTS
ARCHITECT

GROVER & DAUGHTERY​
MASON  CONTRACTOR

CACHE COUNTY
OWNER

DWA CONSTRUCTION
GENERAL  CONTRACTOR

CASTALITE BRICK & STONE
ASH GROVE PRO MIX
MAJOR  SUPPLIER
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Photos provide by
Trevor Muhler Photography