[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation="" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]K/O performed Architectural and Construction Management services for this project. The Iowa State Fair Grandstand is considered one of the most visible buildings in the state, second only to the Iowa State Capitol. Since its original construction in 1909,...
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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation="" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Approached by a private owner spurred by neighboring infrastructure development, K/O Architects designed a new multi-bay automotive repair garage, complete with customer waiting, restroom, office, and storage areas. A straightforward plan that contained both auto and office functions, allowed for efficient individual and vehicular movement throughout the facility. Emphasizing natural daylight and generous ceiling...
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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation="" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]K/O worked with many different stakeholders to develop a master plan of the Benton County Fairgrounds, which provided a framework for the County to prioritize improvements of the grounds. The first element that was addressed was the creation of...
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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="center" padding_bottom="40" css_animation="" box_shadow_on_row="no" oblique_section="no" triangle_shape="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]K/O completed a design for a new 100,000 square foot Expo Building on the grounds of the Archer Complex, home of the Laramie County Fairgrounds in Cheyenne, Wyoming. To fund the project Laramie County used K/O’s...
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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation="" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Goodhue County Fairgrounds in Zumbrota, Minnesota hired K/O to help them layout and plan their fairgrounds after acquiring an additional 22 acres. Originally 20 acres the new expanded fair site would now be 42 acres in size. Challenges...
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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation="" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Grandstand’s original restrooms were constructed nearly 100 years ago and the time was right to provide new spacious, modern restroom facilities to update the Fairground experience. K/O Architects has had an extensive history with the Iowa State Fair Grandstand Event Building, designing the original building in 1909, updates in the 1920’s...
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