CalHydro
Water Discovery Pavilion
A destination inspired by water.
As one example of the broader Lake Natoma Park vision, the CalHydro Water Discovery Pavilion reimagines the City of Folsom's corporation yard site as a destination for learning, exploration, and connection to California's water and landscape.
Inspired by the shape of California, the pavilion brings together immersive experiences, natural systems, and public space into a unified destination.
Conceptual rendering of the CalHydro Water Discovery Pavilion integrated into the surrounding landscape.
The following images illustrate the early stages of the design process behind the project.
Existing 16-acre Corporation Yard site.
Existing Corporation Yard Site
The concept integrates the Water Discovery Pavilion into the landscape with rooftop gardens, a Watersphere theater, a Young Wo Labyrinth, a dancing water feature, and connections to nature and learning.
A Vision for this Site
CALHYDRO
Water Discovery Pavilion
WATERSPHERE Immersive Dome Theater
DANCING WATER FEATURE Interactive Water Fountain
YOUNG WO LABYRINTH Interactive Garden Experience
A monumental California watershed diorama and immersive Watersphere theater bring California's interconnected landscapes to life.
Interior Rendering of the Water Discovery Pavilion
Inside CalHydro
CalHydro is envisioned as the Water Discovery Pavilion—an immersive, place-based experience where visitors explore California’s water systems, landscapes, and connections.
At the heart of the pavilion is a large-scale watershed diorama, inspired by the Bay Model in Sausalito, representing California’s interconnected water systems in a dynamic, glass-walled environment.
Anchoring the experience is the Watersphere, a 360° immersive theater that brings California’s water and landscape systems to life through motion, sound, and storytelling.
Help bring this vision to life.
to advocate for land-use planning, legislation, and regulations.
Friends of Folsom Preservation
Mission Statement
To advocate and lobby for the protection and preservation of quality of life, heritage and cultural resources, and the natural environment of Folsom, California;
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