News: National Ability Center Breaks Ground in Park City
The National Ability Center is a non-profit organization that makes recreation and outdoor adventures accessible to people of all abilities – and is a treasured client of Architectural Nexus. What began as the Park City Handicapped Sports Association in 1985 has grown to a global leader for adaptive recreation and outdoor adventures.
After 20 years of operating their winter sports center “temporarily” from a double wide trailer at the base of Park City Mountain Resort, it is a thrill to see the National Ability Center turn the first shovels on the Arch Nexus designed, Park City Mountain Center.
The 9,400-sf facility, will be ski-in, ski-out, and serve as home base for the organization’s ski and snowboard programs. It will increase the NAC’s ability so serve significantly more people, with adequate indoor space for fitting and storage. Once fitted, participants will slide on an artificial surface directly to the snow! The space will include a specialized sensory room for calming and on-site accessible restroom facilities.
Project Designer and Arch Nexus Associate Jeff Tuft is particularly inspired by the purpose driven mission of the National Ability Center. “The new building will be a beacon that shines light on the NAC organization and will inspire individuals of all levels of ability to get out and enjoy outdoor recreation. Architectural Nexus is grateful for the strong relationships that have been formed in the years that this project has taken to get off the ground and the working partnerships that have been forged. What an exciting day!”
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