Quick Facts.

Client: Hickory Hills

Location: Traverse City, Michigan

Size: 7,000 sf

Project Type.

Hospitality

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Project Description.

When Hickory Hills outgrew their existing 50+ year old facility, Cornerstone designed this 7,000 square foot ski lodge to provide them with more space for dining, gathering, equipment rental, sales, and slope side services.

A new “living room” was developed around a large fireplace with the ski slopes as a backdrop. Several outside fire pit areas are placed around the lodge in strategic locations.

Increased flow and circulation at the drop off was implemented to avoid congestion at peak pick up and drop off times.

The Lodge represents one piece of a complete transformation of the site to accommodate a number of summer and winter recreational activities. The local ski area will continue to attract past and future skiers and hikers to take advantage of the water views from various vantage points.

In addition to the Lodge, a new Maintenance Building was designed to house site and ski hill maintenance vehicles, storage, and staff, in addition to a publicly accessible restroom for year-round use by patrons when the Lodge is closed. Materials were selected to complement the Lodge design.

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