NPS Glacier Bay Park Offices Glacier Bay, AK The Challenge This relocatable building is 400 sq. ft. with a pitched roof and porch; a second similar building is joined to it with a boiler room separating both buildings. The layout includes 2 offices, conference and restroom. This building had to architecturally blend in with the seashore and wildlife on a National Park & Preserve that spans nearly 3.3 mil. acres in Alaska. The units function as the office at Bartlett Cove at Glacier Bay. Aesthetic challenges were accomplished by using asphalt shingles on the pitched roof and hardiplank 6” reveal cedarmill siding with many architectural trim accents. It was set on a wood grade beam foundation and a boiler heating system was utilized. The covered front porch and the awning overtop

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