Wide view of the Town of Okotoks Interpretive Centre interior featuring interactive water conservation exhibits, layered graphics, and a central ecosystem table.
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Museums, Art & Interpretive
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Town of Okotoks Environmental Education Centre

Client

Town of Okotoks

Completed

2021

Industry

Government
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Parks & Recreation
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Location

Okotoks, Alberta

the project

The Town of Okotoks’ Interpretive Centre was designed as an educational hub to create engagement around on water conservation and sustainability in the area. From 2016 – 2021, we partnered with the town to help shape and grow the space. An evolving, 4-phase approach allowed for thoughtful annual budgeted updates. Indoor interactive exhibits have tied in with exterior interpretive displays, connecting the exhibit environment to the surrounding landscape.

Interior view of the Town of Okotoks Interpretive Centre showcasing integrated wall murals, interactive displays, and an open learning environment.
Custom-fabricated interpretive exhibit with wood detailing, layered panels, and educational graphics focused on climate change in Okotoks.
Exterior entry area of the Town of Okotoks Interpretive Centre featuring interpretive graphics that connect indoor exhibits to the surrounding landscape.

What We Did

Spatial design
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custom fabrication
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installation & dismantle
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The Solution

The indoor space features floor-to-ceiling graphics, layered wall-mounted cut-outs, architectural elements, and integrated text panels that work together to create a dynamic, immersive visitor experience. Custom components include rotating, double-sided interpretive wall panels and a central ecosystem counter with RFID technology. Layered panel construction adds depth and supports a tailored, engaging learning environment.

Outside, we produced and installed nine custom interpretive signs. Each panel was fabricated from highly durable, powder-coated aluminum featuring vibrant dye-sublimated graphics. Custom steel bases were fabricated with a weathered finish, allowing the signage to blend seamlessly into the surrounding natural landscape.

Close-up of the interactive ecosystem table with layered terrain graphics and hands-on learning elements illustrating water use and conservation.Close-up of the interactive ecosystem table with layered terrain graphics and hands-on learning elements illustrating water use and conservation.
Central interactive ecosystem table surrounded by illustrated wall graphics and interpretive panels inside the Okotoks Environmental Education Centre.
Outdoor interpretive sign installed along a natural pathway, featuring educational graphics about the Sheep River Valley and mounted on weathered steel bases.
Close-up of an exterior interpretive panel explaining the historical significance of the Sheep River Valley, printed on durable aluminum with illustrated graphics.
Detail of a custom-fabricated steel base featuring a cut-out bison graphic, finished with a weathered patina to blend into the natural landscape.
Interior entry area of the Environmental Education Centre with illustrated wall graphics introducing climate change concepts and visitor learning themes.
Interior corner of the Okotoks Interpretive Centre featuring layered wall panels, temperature-focused educational graphics, and integrated wayfinding.
Wide interior view of the interpretive exhibit space showing wall-mounted educational panels, a central interactive exhibit, and a guided floor pathway.
Wide interior view of the Okotoks Interpretive Centre highlighting the Living Soil Filtration Project exhibit, interactive displays, and guided floor pathway.
Close-up of a layered wall-mounted interpretive panel explaining Trembling Aspen trees within the Sheep River Valley exhibit.
Detailed view of the interactive ecosystem tabletop illustrating water flow, land use, and the wastewater treatment process
Illustrated wall mural titled “Common Trees of the Sheep River Valley” featuring interactive plant identification panels.
Child interacting with rotating, double-sided interpretive wall panels designed for hands-on learning at the Okotoks Interpretive Centre.
Child engaging with a tactile, layered wall exhibit that explains soil, water, and environmental processes.
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