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Downtown Loveland
Master Plan and Streetscape
CLIENT: City of Loveland LOcATION: Loveland, Colorado SERVIcEs PROVIDED: Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Visioning, Signage/Wayfinding, 3D Modeling
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.
18’ to 21’ Walk
8’ Parallel Parking
11’ Travel Lane
11’ Travel Lane
8’ Parallel Parking
18’ to 21’ Walk
8’ Preferred Patio Space
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NUSZER KOPATZ urban design associates
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Site Furnishings Against Building Facade
Street Light with Pots & Banners
Planting Bed at Mid-Block Crossing
Downtown & Street ID Marker
Seat Wall
Planter Pots at Alley Entries
Downtown Loveland
26-27’
287 / Cleveland Ave
Master Plan and Streetscape
Colored/textured concrete 2 x 2 cut Buff Sandstone
See Mr Neats Alley/ Museum Plaza
Light pole w/hanging pots
Large planter pots
Approximate existing edge of sidewalk
Potential outdoor dining/ display opportunity (conceptual)
Bench
Potential redevelopment of facades at alleys
Sidewalk
11’
Travel lane Drop-off
Temporary street closure bollards
4th St Drop-off
Drop-off
Planting bed Freestanding wall
Sidewalk
Cut Buff Sandstone at Intersection corners Bulb-out at east-west crossings
Concrete foundation band Proposed canopy Colored concrete band tree in grate
Drop-off paving band
Seating wall Street ID/Info kiosk
Colored concrete band
Glass/LED illuminated paving panels
287 / Lincoln Ave
20-21’
Enhanced crosswalk
Travel lane
8’
11’
Existing tree Total ROW 76’ - 78’
NUSZER KOPATZ urban design associates
Downtown Loveland
Master Plan and Streetscape
Street ID/Info Kiosk
Planting Pot
Redevelopment opportunities along alley - storefronts, patios, doorways
Potential Future Plaza Expansion Area
Structure
Lawn Trash Enclosure/ Electrical Low Art Wall Panels LED Pavement Lights Water Feature
4 1/2 Alley
Wall downlights
Potential building facade modifications to front on plaza Seatwall/Stone Columns 4th St
NUSZER KOPATZ urban design associates
HooDoo/Water Element Seating Wall
Proposed Tree
Multi-Use Plaza
Structure
Low Seatwall Bench Pedestrian Light
Lincoln Gallery
5th St
287 / Lincoln Ave
Downtown Loveland
Gateways and Wayfinding
CLIENT: City of Loveland LOcATION: Loveland, Colorado SERVIcEs PROVIDED: Gateway and Signage Design, Environmental Graphics
NUSZER KOPATZ urban design associates
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.
Downtown Pagosa Springs
Gateways and Signage
CLIENT: Town of Pagosa Springs LOcATION: Pagosa Springs, Colorado SERVIcEs PROVIDED: Visioning, Signage/Wayfinding, 3D Modeling, Logo Design, Custom Streetscape Furnishings
NUSZER KOPATZ urban design associates
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.
Downtown Lafayette
Festival Plaza
CLIENT: City of Lafayette LOcATION: Lafayette, Colorado SERVIcEs PROVIDED: Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Visioning, Wayfinding, 3D Modeling
NUSZER KOPATZ urban design associates
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.
Downtown Parker
Gateways and Signage
CLIENT: Town of Parker LOcATION: Parker, Colorado SERVIcEs PROVIDED: Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Visioning, Signage/Wayfinding, 3D Modeling
NUSZER KOPATZ urban design associates
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.
Downtown Fort Collins
Signage and Wayfinding
CLIENT: City of Fort Collins LOcATION: Fort Collins, Colorado SERVIcEs PROVIDED: Gateway and Signage Design, Environmental Graphics, 3D Modeling
NUSZER KOPATZ urban design associates
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.