Planning
IDS community-based experience includes work on mixed-use urban infill projects, resort community analysis, campus planning and design for affordable communities. Materials are often prepared for project entitlement, including site plans, master plans, specific plans, architectural volumetrics and visual analysis studies.
We are skilled at workshop design, public presentations and group facilitation. Our goal is to offer an innovative and comprehensive approach to the complexity of community design.
For these projects we provided anything from existing conditions analysis, site planning and/or master plan documents, public presentations, massing studies, and visual analysis. At any scale, we provide specialized focus attention to both the aesthetics and livability of the built environment.
Selected Projects:
Revelstoke Mountain Resort
Revelstoke, British Columbia (Canada)IDS was an integral member of the team that designed the first phase of this premier ski resort project, including programming and design of the pedestrian experience and its relation to commercial areas, amenities and pedestrian circulation.
Sierra Star District Planning Study
Mammoth Lakes, CAIDS conducted a planning study for the Sierra Star district in Mammoth Lakes, CA. The planning study, which included public input, analyzed issues and options, and presented recommendations for implementing the General Plan and community vision through future development.
Hidden Creek Crossing
Mammoth Lakes, CAIDS planned the site of a mixed-use, affordable housing project in the center of Mammoth Lakes, CA. Our design preserved sensitive wetlands and eased the transition to surrounding uses on the project's edge.
Treasure Hill
Park City, UTIDS designed three significant outdoor spaces for this proposed ski resort in Park City, UT. A comprehensive set of design and modeling products were developed for this project.
Moma Changsha Sustainable Master Plan
Changsha, Hunan Province, ChinaIDS developed the land use planning component of a sustainable growth master plan for the Moma Changsha development in the City of Changsha, China.
Camp at June Lake
June Lake, CAIDS crafted the site plan and accompanying specific plan proposal documents for a small, unique resort proposed in June Lake, CA. Sustainable site planning was a key goal in our design; a sustainable site planning matrix was developed to guide implementation.