Milton and Catherine Hershey Conservatory at Hershey Gardens

The visitor center leads into the main attraction, a 2,000 sf living tropical butterfly atrium exhibit. This specialized indoor environment allows visitors to view tropical butterflies flourishing year-round. Both the envelope and interior conditions were carefully designed to maintain the tight environmental tolerances that encourage high levels of butterfly movement. To encourage flight activity, the design incorporates smooth transitions of the surface materials and eliminates sharp corners. A separate chrysalis exhibit is environmentally controlled to showcase the hatching process, and the adjacent workroom is a “clean room” with a bright white finish for easy identification of very small parasites.