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steamboat springs

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Downtown

Dining

Shopping

TheatreArt

Street Light with Pots & Banners

Downtown & Street ID Marker

Planting Bed at Mid-Block Crossing

Seat Wall

Planter Pots at Alley Entries

Site Furnishings Against Building Facade

18’ to 21’ Walk

8’ParallelParking

11’Travel Lane

11’Travel Lane

8’ParallelParking

18’ to 21’ Walk

8’ Preferred

Patio Space

8’ Preferred

Patio Space

Downtown LoveLanD Master PLan anD streetscaPe

CLIENT: City of LovelandLOCATION: Loveland, ColoradoSERVICES PROVIDED: Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Visioning, Signage/Wayfinding, 3D Modeling

As in many other communities, Loveland is faced with

a downtown that is recently on the rebound, but faced with aging

infrastructure and streetscape amenities. Recently begun, this project will

create an overall vision for 160 acres of the downtown and civic core,

detailed designs for 16 blocks of urban streetscape and several public

plazas. The goal of the project is to create a master plan document that

will spur continued reinvestment in downtown. Public outreach has

included open houses to gain feedback and public meetings to present

concept and plan alternatives.

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Temporary street closure bollards

Existing tree

Freestanding wall

Planting bed

Sidewalk

Sidewalk

26-27’

Total

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76’

- 78’

11’

11’

8’20

-21’

Drop-off

Travel lane

Travel lane

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Ave

4th St

Drop-off Drop-off

Light pole w/hanging pots

Approximate existing edge of sidewalk

See Mr Neats Alley/Museum Plaza

Bench

Enhanced crosswalk

Bulb-out at east-west crossings

Large planter pots

Colored/textured concrete

Potential outdoor dining/display opportunity

(conceptual)

Potential redevelopment of facades at alleys

Seating wall Drop-off paving band

Street ID/Info kiosk Glass/LED illuminated paving panels

Concrete foundation band

2 x 2 cut Buff Sandstone

Proposed canopy tree in grate

Colored concrete band

Cut Buff Sandstone at Intersection corners Colored

concrete band

Downtown LoveLanD Master PLan anD streetscaPe

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5th

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Bench

Low Seatwall

Pedestrian Light

Seating Wall

Water FeatureLED Pavement Lights

Structure

StructureLawn

Potential building facade modifications to front on plaza

Multi-Use Plaza

Seatwall/Stone Columns

Low Art Wall Panels

HooDoo/Water Element Wall downlights

Planting Pot Redevelopment opportunities along alley - storefronts, patios, doorways

Trash Enclosure/Electrical

Street ID/Info Kiosk

Potential Future Plaza Expansion Area

Proposed Tree

Lincoln Gallery

287 / Lincoln Ave

Downtown LoveLanD Master PLan anD streetscaPe

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Downtown LoveLanD Gateways anD wayfinDinG

CLIENT: City of LovelandLOCATION: Loveland, ColoradoSERVICES PROVIDED: Gateway and Signage Design, Environmental Graphics

Gateways, signage and wayfinding concepts are being

created as part of a Downtown Master Plan and Streetscape project.

Downtown gateway opportunities have been identified in

conjunction with the streetscape improvements. Wayfinding has been

developed to help enhance the pedestrian environment, and clearly direct people to Downtown destinations and parking.

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Downtown PaGosa sPrinGs Gateways anD siGnaGe

CLIENT: Town of Pagosa SpringsLOCATION: Pagosa Springs, ColoradoSERVICES PROVIDED: Visioning, Signage/Wayfinding, 3D Modeling, Logo Design, Custom Streetscape Furnishings

Surrounded by the vast San Juan Mountains and wilderness area,

Pagosa Springs is a small mountain town located in southwestern Colorado.

The challenge is conveying the Downtown’s eclectic character and identity in

an authentic manner. Through an involved stakeholder process, Nuszer Kopatz

created a family of new signs, environmental graphics and a logo that reflect

the community’s industrial timber heritage in a playful, progressive approach.

A hierarchy of Downtown gateways captures one’s attention,

creating a true sense of arrival into Downtown. The contrast of natural materials

such as stone and timber play against sculptural forms to convey the town’s dual

artistic and athletic personality.

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Downtown Lafayette festivaL PLaza

CLIENT: City of LafayetteLOCATION: Lafayette, ColoradoSERVICES PROVIDED: Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Visioning, Wayfinding, 3D Modeling

Lafayette Festival Plaza is designed as the “heart” of Old

Town Lafayette: a civic gathering place that is as dynamic for everyday

use as it is for a variety of community events. An extension of the

Old Town streetscape, the Festival Plaza incorporates features that

are vibrant, changeable and flexible relative to the

four seasons, events, public art, shade and lighting. This public plaza is

comprised of four smaller, interconnected plazas that embrace all ages.

The Performance Plaza features a covered “stage” area with flexibility

for performances, the Garden Plaza is an intimate, shady setting that

accommodates small events such as the Children’s Easter Egg Hunt.

The highlight of the Interactive Plaza is an animated water “spray”

plaza that will attract both children and adults. A large, colorful fabric

structure shades the Event Plaza, providing a large plaza area with

colorful decorative hardscape that can be utilized for a variety of

events, fairs and festivals.

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Downtown Parker Gateways anD siGnaGe

CLIENT: Town of ParkerLOCATION: Parker, ColoradoSERVICES PROVIDED: Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Visioning, Signage/Wayfinding, 3D Modeling

Downtown Parker, known as “Mainstreet Parker,” and the

adjacent Victorian Park District currently lack a cohesive feel as well as

any distinguishing features. The challenge was to create a signage and

wayfinding program that conveys one unifying Downtown identity. New

signs and environmental graphics evoke Parker’s ”small town feel” and Western heritage through simple details and

traditional colors. The solution to balancing this traditional character with

a nod towards the Colorado aesthetic was to incorporate natural materials

such as stone and timber, with traditional wrought-iron metal accents.

Wayfinding elements include Downtown and district gateways, town

center and municipality signs, pedestrian kiosks, and parking directional

signs.

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Downtown fort coLLins siGnaGe anD wayfinDinG

CLIENT: City of Fort CollinsLOCATION: Fort Collins, ColoradoSERVICES PROVIDED: Gateway and Signage Design, Environmental Graphics, 3D Modeling

Fort Collins currently lacks a cohesive vision for wayfinding

in Downtown and also wants to encourage more people to access

the ample parking located in garages throughout the district. Nuszer

Kopatz has designed a cohesive and unique wayfinding

system including Downtown gateways, vehicular and pedestrian

directional signage, alley gateways, and trail markers with a bold

color scheme and common identity that will improve both the

local and visitor experience Downtown. The theme also extends

to parking signage that will not only help visitors locate parking, but

also to improve better orientation from parking structures and lots.