Powder Mountain
Utah State University Capstone Studio, spring 2018
Weber County, UT
Team: Jonathan Cook, Colton Broadbent, Mary Dowden, Kyle Funk, Drew Hill, Sierra Matthews, Aubrie Rhines
Instructors: Todd Johnson, Caroline Lavoie
Under the threat of resort development, this large-scale project engages with Summit, the owner of Powder Mountain, to investigate topics from habitat protection to agriculture at a 9,000-foot elevation. As a team leader, I worked on “Innovation at Powder Mountain,” focusing on alternatives to traditional development patterns within a mountain environment. Other teams focused on Food, Flora & Fauna, and Innovation in Ogden Valley, all contributing to a new way of thinking about resort development.
Village Plan
The Greenway and the diverse quality of spaces along it are paramount to the success of this village plan. Each node has an identifiable and unique purpose, drawing people down along the spine of the village from one end to the other.
Vehicle routes have been carefully arranged so as not to disrupt activity on the mountaintop during all seasons. This leaves six landscape routes completely unbroken by roads to facilitate hiking, skiing, and animal migration.
Ski Lift as a Campanile
Recognizing the impact that traditional Italian piazzas and their campaniles have on the people inhabiting them, I paired that function with Summit’s desire that their development be a “ski in, ski out” design, where an unbroken landscape has priority over roads and buildings. The careful placement of bridges allows for all-season activity.
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