Artisan Rocks

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Shotcrete rockwork on zoo rocks in elephant exibit.

The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo unveiled the newest addition to their remarkable zoo, the Encounter Africa Exhibit. This exhibit would be home to lions, their new black rhino, elephants, and meerkats. The zoo itself has a remarkable view of the city. Therefore, the designer, Portico Group, capitalized on this great asset with their design. To pull […]

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Northern Shores

Northern Shores at Denver Zoo shotcrete rock stream bed, sandbox, and boulders to climb on.

At Denver Zoo, the Northern Shores Café playspace is perfect for little “monkeys” to get their wiggles out. There, we installed some climbing boulders, a streambed, and a sandbox. We placed most of these features using our shotcrete method, although we also included some pre-casted crabs and starfish in the sandbox. In addition to forming […]

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Mordecai Children’s Garden

Distant photo of rockwork with people at Botanic Gardens

Found within the Denver Botanic Gardens is the Mordecai Children’s Garden; a three-acre addition purposing as a hands-on, interactive experience for children and families. Chosen by GH Phipps and working with Mundus Bishop, we installed large amounts of artisan rockwork around the garden. More specifically, it seemed that our shotcrete installation method made the most […]

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