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Goose Pond Sanctuary Shelter
Goose Pond Shelter design model
A segmented roof design provides uninterrupted viewing of the geese flight paths to and from Goose Pond. GMK Architecture
Goose Pond Shelter at dedication
Core Ten steel was chosen to blend in with the natural prairie grass landscape photos by Jim Gempeler
Goose Pond Shelter over looking pond
The shelters segmented roof design allows for uninterrupted views of the flight paths of geese arriving and departing Goose Pond
Goose Pond Shelter
The goose hood ornament with rebar nest
Goose Pond Shelter
The Oak plank slabs were contributed from neighbors tree to provide the integral benches.
Dedication Don Schmidt left (metals artist/bldr) Jim Gempeler right (architect)
Don Schmidt (left) founder of Custom Metals inc contributed his metal magic and entire summer to build it, Jim Gempeler (right - GMK Architecture inc.) and Kurt Straus (not present - Structural Integrity) contributed the far easier design and structural analysis.
Goose flock at dedication
Geese in perfect formation during dedication fly over.
Goose Pond Shelter
the core-ten steel will soon all patina to the warm russet tones starting to show
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