In Casper, Wyo., all eyes were on the 92-year-old Natrona County High School. Unlimited Designs was on site for three years restoring its historical elements, blending old with new in a complicated $138-million, six-phase project. The original parts were commonly created using early versions of casting plaster and either horse hair or burlap to give the parts structural strength. Over time, in many cases, the horse hair and burlap would decompose. In the process of pulling molds from these parts, great care and skill were needed to ensure that we did not lose the original shape and detail of the existing parts. Unlimited Designs would like to thank Standard Drywall, AP Wyoming (the General Contractor), & Bassetti (the Architect) for exceptional teamwork, leadership and support in making the Natrona High School another successful restoration project.

Kingsbury Hall opened its doors on May 22, 1930. Since then, many names such as Maude Adams, Harry Belafonte, Vincent Price, Carol Channing, Keene Curtis, and Eleanor Roosevelt, amongst others, have appeared on the Kingsbury stage. Local performing arts companies such as the Utah Symphony |Utah Opera, Ririe Woodbury, Ballet West and Repertory Dance Theatre all got their start at Kingsbury Hall.

In 1996, Kingsbury Hall went under a $14 million renovation, re-vamping everything from the lobbies, bathrooms and dressing rooms, to building a plaza area in front of the building and creating a larger stage to accommodate needs.

Constructed in 1911, the renovation of this 480,000 square foot building consisted of major demolition and structural upgrading to comply with current building and seismic design codes. Existing foundations were upgraded and new structural concrete walls were installed throughout the building. The interior underwent a complete remodel, including the completely renovated Grand Lobby, a large screen theatre, a chapel, a computer center, office and meeting space, and a restaurant. A four-level subterranean parking garage was also added. The Hotel’s terra-cotta exterior was fully restored and the conversion to office and meeting space effectively preserved the historical landmark.

Unlimited Designs, Inc was tasked with demoing the large Art Deco panels, reconstructing them to make molds, and then casting new panels, all while persevering the panels original design.  It was determined by a structural engineer that having Unlimited Designs take a mold of old Art Deco crown would not only be more cost-effective than trying to reinforce the old crumbling crown, that was originally made out of precast concrete, but that it would be much lighter and the GFRC replacement would last much longer.