This project explores a complex and complicated area within Kamas Valley, where the pressures of growth intersect with the stewardship of land, water, and community identity. At its core, it draws on long-standing principles of conservation-based development and tests those concepts within the unique context of the Intermountain West.
By proactively preserving active agricultural lands and open spaces within the development patterns of gateway communities, this project introduces conservation subdivision strategies to landscape architecture in a stewardship-focused manner.
The result is a regionally appropriate approach to concentrated, conservation-oriented development that increases housing yield by approximately 200% while preserving over 3,700 acres of open space, respecting community character, and promoting growth within well-defined limits.
The practical implementation of forward-thinking, conservation-minded, diverse typology developments will define the future of the Intermountain West and its gateway communities. This will also determine whether the prized open spaces and rural, small-town communities will continue to thrive as they have throughout our history.
