LongHouse Visitor Center at the Overland Park Arboretum

Project Case Study

The LongHouse Visitor Center at the Overland Park Arboretum functions as a multipurpose building for the community hosting community events, civic and public meetings, and larger social events such as weddings.

Client

City of Overland Park
Overland Park Parks and Recreation

Processes

Safety
Preconstruction
Collaborative Delivery

City

Overland Park, KS

City of Overland Park Arboretum -front fountain with families and guests

The innovative design of the Visitors Center maximizes natural daylight, energy-efficient MEP systems and is built from sustainable construction materials. To overcome a challenging budget and schedule, McCownGordon’s preconstruction services and partnership approach allowed the City to see this project to fruition.

Working closely with the City, design team and major trade partners in the preconstruction phase, the team evaluated an extensive list of value engineering options and creative cost saving ideas. Team collaboration was crucial to the preconstruction success. The project took place next to the active arboretum, therefore, maintaining site safety and cleanliness was of the utmost priority.

City of Overland Park Arboretum - conference room with Mass timber ceiling

City of Overland Park Arboretum - Cafe

City of Overland Park Arboretum - event space

City of Overland Park Arboretum at night with lights on and overlooking the pond

City of Overland Park Arboretum

City of Overland Park Arboretum

City of Overland Park Arboretum

City of Overland Park Arboretum

City of Overland Park Arboretum

City of Overland Park Arboretum

City of Overland Park Arboretum - Mass Timber

City of Overland Park Arboretum - pond