Dunion Development
Io collaborated on this master plan for Dunion Development, a residential development near Solitude Ski Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon. We worked with Architect Steve Simmons, who created a modern building typology to fit the wooded hillside of the site. Io performed an initial site analysis, including a slope analysis that would ultimately drive the […]
Oasis Community Garden
The Oasis Community garden is a 1.75-acre urban oasis, in the heart of central Ogden. A project of the Junior League of Ogden to combat childhood obesity, the park provides community garden plots, park space, education space, as well as demonstration gardens featuring native and edible plants. Beginning in 2008, Io completed construction drawings for […]
South Salt Lake Civic Facilities Master Plan
This comprehensive facilities programming study was focused on community center space including recreation, arts, education, and civic space. While focused on the city’s anticipated acquisition of the Granite High School campus and its recreational facilities, the study comprehensively examined all of the city’s community facilities, including the Pioneer Craft House site, the former Woodrow Wilson School, and the Columbus Community Center. Io worked with a […]
White Dome Nature Preserve Improvements
The Nature Conservancy hired Io Landscape Architecture to oversee the design, manufacturing, and installation of trail wayfinding and educational signage at their White Dome Nature Preserve in St. George, Utah. The purpose of the project is to facilitate public access and educate visitors on the importance of the Preserve. Io also served as consultants for […]
Ogden Stockyard HALS
Io completed HALS UT-5 of the Union Stockyards in Ogden, Utah. As a prominent western railroad hub, Ogden was once home to the largest livestock market west of Denver. In 1929, the stockyards processed over 250 carloads of cattle, 200 carloads of sheep, and 100 carloads of hogs every single day. Io worked to document […]
Stilwell Field HALS
The University of Utah contracted with Io LandArch to study the feasibility of modifying Stilwell Field, the historic parade ground at Fort Douglas, for more intensive intramural soccer use. Because the University is the steward of the Fort Douglas National Historic Landmark and receives federal money, the proposal triggered a Section 106 review. Io LandArch […]
Village Center Infill Development Planning
Io Landscape Architecture worked with Ogden City and land-owners to master plan three urban redevelopment/infill sites in the neighborhood directly east of downtown. Io worked with the city’s Economic Development, Community Development and Planning departments, as well as real-estate representatives for various property owners, to re-design each site. The scope of this included one entire […]
Ogden Business Exchange Master Plan
Io’s master plan for the adaptive re-use of the Ogden Union Stockyards transformed this bustling industrial center turned vacant brownfield site into a modern hub for outdoor recreation manufacturing. In addition to documenting the site’s expansive livestock pens, loading chutes, Art Deco watering troughs, and patterned concrete, Io created a development plan that worked to […]
J.M. Wilbur Blacksmith NRHP
Io completed the successful nomination of the J.M. Wilbur Company Blacksmith shop in Eden, Utah to the National Register of Historic Places. The shop, built in 1898 and rehabilitated in 2011-2014, is a one-part block commercial building with a stepped gable parapet and Late Victorian commercial details. The building is both historically and architecturally significant, […]
Logan Historic District Design Standards
Io worked with the City of Logan to develop design standards and guidelines for residential and commercial buildings, as well as sites located within the Center Street Historic District. These standards function as a benchmark for the preservation, treatment, and new construction of sites within the historic district. Based on the Secretary of the Interior’s […]
Women’s Council Butterfly Healing Garden
Io designed the Butterfly Garden addition to the Annie Taylor Dee Guest Home at McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden, UT. The Guest House and gardens are designed to provide physical and emotional support for caregivers and families of patients being treated at the hospital. The butterfly garden creates a quiet contemplative space where individuals can […]
Washington Fields HALS
During the 1930’s, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) stationed at Leeds, Utah worked to construct a series of erosion control features to protect the Washington Fields Dam, just outside of St. George, Utah. Formerly owned by the BLM, the land is being transferred to a private developer. As part of this process, Io has been […]
Lester Park Design Competition
Io’s winning entry into this AIA design competition was inspired by a diagram of Ogden City’s historic rail yard. It features a flowing network of sinuous rail-like paths highlighted by the bold use of color. A central plaza space is anchored by an interpretive roundhouse pavilion. Recycled railroad ties embedded into rolling landscape berms provide […]
Stone Hill
Stone Hill is an urban infill project featuring modern Prairie style homes, designed to compliment the surrounding historic neighborhood. Io developed the landscape master plan and streetscape theme for the development. Our design draws inspiration from the work of Prairie School Landscape architect Jens Jensen, incorporating native vegetation, prairie grasses, and a modern interpretation of […]
Nine Rails Creative District Master Plan
In 2018, Io completed the Master Plan for the implementation of Ogden City’s new Nine Rails Creative District. The purpose of this new arts district is to create an epicenter for art and culture that provides opportunities for the creative community to live, develop, share, and teach their diverse skills for the benefit of Ogden’s […]
Trackline Bike Park
The Ogden Business Exchange is an outdoor recreation lifestyle business and industrial park on the site of the former Ogden Union Stockyards. Io previously completed a Historic American Landscape Survey (HALS) of the historic site, as well as the Master Plan for the redevelopment of the site, preserving the site’s historic sheep-loading ramps, and establishing […]
Beaver Equestrian Center
In 2018, Beaver County, Utah had recently completed a process to re-brand the county as a destination for equestrian related activities. As part of this new focus, Beaver County identified the creation of a horse park as an important community amenity and economic development opportunity. Io worked to evaluate and rank three potential sites for […]
Ephraim Relief Society
What began as a National Register Nomination for a small vernacular structure in Ephraim, Utah became an extensive research project to discover the voices of women in early Utah and pioneer history, who were often silenced. The process included obtaining oral histories, extensive primary research, and community outreach. The Granary was saved in 1990 by […]