Holland, Michigan
Hotel Ottawa: Illuminating History, 2023
Designer: Lafferty van Heest & Associates
Fabrication: Spaces to Experiences
The Pump House Museum is in the building that was originally an electric power plant for the Hotel Ottawa. This exhibit features a small vintage model that has similarities to the power plant’s original mechanisms. We were able to refurbish the model to working order, so it generates electricity when a dial is turned by the visitor. It lights the windows in a graphic of the hotel.
Amusements, 2020
Designer: Lafferty van Heest & Associates
Fabrication: Spaces to Experiences
In the 1920s Holland, Michigan was home to both a zoo and an electric park. This exhibit features a recreated roller coaster car ride and a lion cage amongst other several other displays and interactives.
This exhibit was turned into a digital interactive in 2021 after its physical display was taken down.
Big Red Lighthouse, 2018
Designer: Lafferty van Heest & Associates
Fabrication: Spaces to Experiences
This exhibit features several customizable kiosks developed specifically for the Pump House Museum. The powder-coated steel frames allow for complete reuse in future exhibits, and can be configured for graphics and/or display cases.
The physical Big Red exhibit was distilled down to an interactive electronic version in 2019 that is displayed on a 42” touchscreen in a free-standing kiosk.
