Pingree Mansion / Sato House Landscape
The historic Pingree Mansion in Ogden’s Jefferson Avenue Historic District, is a fine example of an Arts and Crafts-era home with strong Prairie-style influences. The landscape design included two phases – a renovation of their backyard patio and the addition of a carriage house and car port. The owners wanted to optimize their tiny backyard […]
Park City Historic District Design Standards
Io LandArch and Kirk Huffaker Preservation Strategies worked with Park City to advance their historic preservation goals. We created an updated and illustrated version of their historic district and historic site design guidelines to clarify the city’s vision for homes and businesses in order to preserve the iconic identity of Park City.
Allen Park CLR
Allen Park, locally nicknamed “Hobbitville,” is an urban oasis located along Emigration Creek and 1300 East in Salt Lake City. The nearly eight-acre site was developed by the Allen Family, including Dr. George Allen, a local physician and bird enthusiast, and his wife Ruth, a trained artist. The site includes an eclectic mix of historic […]
Springville Art Loops Master Plan
Recently, Io LandArch worked with the City of Springville on their Art Loops Master Plan. The Art Loops is a unique and interactive public art experience centralized in downtown Springville which knits together several of Springville’s most significant public assets including the Museum of Art, Public Library, and Civic Center. Throughout the Art Loops, residents […]
25th Street Streetscapes
Building on our foundational work in Ogden’s Nine Rails Creative District, Io LandArch was tasked with the streetscape design along the 400 block of 25th Street. Our approach was to reflect the historical and cultural essence of the area by reintroducing railway elements into the landscape. The streetscapes are lined with native and water-wise planting, […]
Dumke Arts Plaza
Sitting at a prominent corner of the Nine Rails Creative District, the Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke and Edna Wattis Dumke Arts Plaza is a major step forward in the community’s ongoing efforts to weave art into the daily experience and to create an environment where artists and other creatives can thrive. Io worked with Sasaki […]
The Healy House
Located in the Eccles Historic District in Ogden, Utah, the Healy Home was built in 1920. Io worked with the homeowner to envision a period-appropriate and simultaneously modern garden for this English Country Manor. Io worked to program the yard with formal ‘rooms’ in the landscape, including a meadow-like front yard with a meandering brick […]
Gibson Residence
This pioneer-era farm house in Salt Lake City is now home to a small family that wanted their landscape brought up to date to fit their lifestyle, while still respecting the home’s historic character. The design of the front yard weaves history, native plantings, vegetable gardens, and updated house colors into a functional design that […]
Powder Ridge
For this custom-built ski residence in Alta, Utah, Io LandArch provided the initial site feasibility study and worked with the architects to develop a site-sensitive solution that adapted to the needs of this particularly challenging site. The landscape flows through the architecture and the residence reaches out into the landscape. The rift between the two […]
Considine Residence
This urban infill project in the Avenues District of Salt Lake City was designed by Steve Simmons Architects. Io worked with the architect to extend the design vision into the landscape with architectonic grade changes, steel retaining walls, and green walls. We utilized the small site and grade changes to create outdoor rooms. A lawn […]
The Argo House
The Argo House is a creative office suite and maker space located in Ogden’s Nine Rails Creative District, and the East Central Bench National Historic District. The Victorian-style home was originally built in 1895, and later converted into a state facility and rehab center. Several later additions to the building were added sometime during its […]
Bimat Residence
The Bimat Residence is located in Ogden, Utah. The homeowners envisioned a modern, xeric landscape to frame their newly built home. Their goals were low-water usage and a desert aesthetic complimented with a carefully chosen palette of native plantings. This landscape blends with its surrounding ecosystem. The materials used were concrete and wood in earthy, […]
Intergalactic House
Welcome to the Intergalactic House, a visionary creation by architect Richard Moore. Our client’s aspiration was to pay homage to the pristine meadow that once graced this picturesque hillside. The innovative solution nestled the house seamlessly into the slope with a breathtaking meadow crowning its rooftop. At Io LandArch, we were privileged to craft the […]
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – Episode 7
In 2019, Io had the opportunity to donate our design services to two deserving families on HGTV’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” Series. In episode 7, Kelly Mayo’s Washington Terrace home was almost uninhabitable after a tornado caused extensive damage. The community came together to give back to someone who was always giving to others, to re-build […]
Weiss Residence
The Weiss residence was once a typical post-WWII suburban landscape, a wall-to-curb carpet of green lawn. The owners fortunately had the vision and the motivation to create a beautiful native landscape. They took the initial steps to remove the turf grass, and re-grade the steep hillside between the home and the street with a series […]
Pingree Carriage House
The Pingree Mansion in Ogden’s Jefferson Avenue Historic District is a fine example of an Arts and Crafts era home with strong prairie-style influences. The owners contracted with Io to design three different phases of this project: an initial solar carport structure, a backyard patio space, and a future detached carriage house. The carport was […]
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – Episode 2
In 2019, Io had the opportunity to donate our design services to two deserving families on HGTV’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” Series. Episode 2 Told the story of the Barobi family who lost everything, including their parents and a baby sister to ethnic cleansing in the Congo. The children ages 12 and younger managed to […]
Warner Carriage House
The historic Warner home is one of the finest examples of Queen Anne Victorian architecture in Ogden. The owners of this home asked Io LandArch to design an accessory dwelling unit and detached garage space. During an initial sketch plan consultation, we looked at the city’s zoning and landmarks requirements and provided some initial footprint […]
