 Hydro Dramatics Provides “Oasis” With New Water Features
At St. Charles Convention Center
Hydro Dramatics, the St. Louis-based fountain consulting firm, has provided two dramatic outdoor water features and fountains at the recently opened $49 million St. Charles Convention Center at 1001 Veterans Memorial Parkway in St. Charles.
The Convention Center features many amenities with an early American theme to reflect the historic character of Old St. Charles. Hydro Dramatics worked closely with Peckham, Guyton, Albers & Viets, the project architect, to ensure that the water features complemented and enhanced the 21-acre site.
Hydro Dramatics designed a custom-built, underground vault that houses the pump, filtration system and electrical controls for the larger fountain so that its mechanics do not detract from its aesthetics. The fountain features a group of cascade nozzles that produce foamy, white columns of water. A smaller fountain includes a water castle jet that creates a fleur-de-lis effect. “Easy access to fresh water was important in our nation’s history as travelers moved westward, and St. Charles played a historic and pivotal role in that movement. Just as weary travelers and their horses found respite at water troughs in the early days, we hope that our fountains replicate that feeling of relaxation for guests at the convention center,” says Kerry Friedman, vice president and general manager of Hydro Dramatics.
Hydro Dramatics has contributed water features and applied its fountain expertise to many St. Louis landmarks. It created the Gateway Geyser, the world’s tallest fountain, on the East St. Louis riverfront. It also has provided all of the fountain and water feature equipment for the world-renowned Missouri Botanical Garden, the recently-renovated Grand Basin and Jewel Box in Forest Park, the Cypress Swamp at the Saint Louis Zoo and the fountains at Saint Louis University.
In addition to creating fountains across the United States, Hydro Dramatics provides fountain equipment overseas, and designed and created fountains for the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, and one shipped to Doha, Qatar.
Established in 1972, Hydro Dramatics is a division of Missouri Machinery & Engineering Co. Inc. This affiliation enhances Hydro Dramatics technological and fountain creative expertise and provides its design team with direct access to the fabrication/
manufacturing capabilities needed to tackle the most sophisticated fountain projects.
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Media contact: Patricia Binder, 636-441-0022, or Debra Finkel, 314-878-1213, Finkel & Co. Communications, agent for Hydro Dramatics. |
