Insulation & drywall

 

 

Walls and partitions have been insulated and drywall is now being hung on some of the interior walls.  Other walls will remain exposed brick, and the ceiling will be exposed tongue & groove decking.

Front vestibule framing complete

The entrance vestibule from the pedestrian plaza along East St. into the Visitor Center exhibit area has been framed and sheathed.  It will be sided with vertical tongue & groove cedar planks.  Brick pavers will cover the plaza area in the foreground. Construction continues on schedule and should be complete by the end of 2010.  Exhibit installation will follow, with the new Frederick Visitor Center opening in early 2011.

Front vestibule

Framing is now underway for the new front entry vestibule.  This will be clad with tongue & groove cedar boads.

Round ducts, curved wall

HVAC installation continues with the exposed spiral supply ducts that will heat and cool the exhibit area of the Visitor Center. They'll be painted. The curved wall, that is now framed, will feature murals related to the future exhibits.  The theater, which will show the new 4-screen orientation video, lies beyond the curved wall.  The tongue & groove ceiling plank installation is complete. 

Windows being installed

New windows are now being installed in locations that originally featured windows, but that had been bricked-in sometime during the 20th century.

From the air

Thanks to photographer Ed Chambers for this aerial view of the new Frederick Visitor Center project at the intersection of S. East St. and Commerce St.  Visible here are the completed standing seam metal roof, and site preparation for the motorcoach pull-off. The adjacent new Frederick County Public Schools central office building is now starting to be occupied and the City of Frederick continues construction of a parking lot behind both buildings.