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Rendering Courtesy of
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Stagecoach Lodge at Heavenly
The proposed Stagecoach Lodge at Heavenly is a mixed-use resort residential project with skier facilities located in Stateline, Nevada. The project will be built in three phases, with a total of 120-residential units, most of them two-bedroom condominiums. Phase 1 will be a 5-story, 85,000 sq. ft. mixed-use building containing 36 residential units on the upper three floors. The lower two floors are reserved for skier facilities and resort residential facilities. Parking will be below grade at the basement level. The programmed spaces include the following: ski rental and retail, restaurant, lobby, amenities, staff areas for the Heavenly Ski Resort operation, and parking for the residents.
The owner of the project is Vail Resorts Development Company and the architect is Bull Stockwell Allen Architects. CFA’s areas of responsibility include civil engineering, land use planning, and surveying. Our work included the entitlements for a new lodge and 120 condominium units and the final design for Phase I, which consists of the lodge and approximately 50 condominiums. There are several site design challenges including steep slopes, drainage design/mitigation, water supply, and sewage disposal.
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Site Plan Courtesy of Bull Stockwell Allen Architects
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Incline High School - BMP Retrofit
The existing Incline Village High School located at 499 Village Boulevard was required to install an on-site underground infiltration system. The system was installed as part of a Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Best Management Practices (BMP) retrofit program. Storm water runoff is collected from all on-site impervious areas in a catch basin. A piping network directs all flows to the infiltration basin. Water collected in the infiltration basin percolates into the ground as opposed to running off of the site. CFA provided surveying, final civil improvement drawings, and preparation and processing of entitlements through Washoe County. The improvements were constructed in 2009.
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Photo Courtesy of
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Incline Village Elementary
School
 Award-Winning
Project
Incline Village Elementary School opened in fall of 2003, after two years of design, permitting, and construction activities. CFA was responsible for site investigations, planning, landscape architecture, surveying, and civil engineering. The 10-acre school site includes a 43,000 square foot two-story building, bus lane, parent drop-off area, visitor parking areas, and approximately 1.2 acres of field and playground areas.
The 43,000 square foot Phase 1 building houses classrooms, administration, and multi-purpose spaces. Phase 2 will add more classrooms, a library, a science wing, and support spaces. All of the facilities were designed and constructed to minimize the removal of existing trees and create the least environmental impact. The project site includes a Sensitive Stream Environment Zone, which required coordination with an environmental consultant. The Stream Environment Zone is crossed with pedestrian and vehicle bridges. All on-site storm water runoff was designed to be captured, treated, and infiltrated on-site in an effort to protect Lake Tahoe. Landscape design was used to protect sensitive areas and direct pedestrian traffic on the site.
CFA and the Collaborative Design Studio were awarded the 2004 Award of Distinction for Non-Residential Design for Incline Village Elementary School from the Washoe County Design Review Committee.
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Incline Village Elementary
School - BMP Retrofit
In the fall of 2009, the Washoe County School District transferred all remaining students and staff from the old Incline Village Elementary School site at 771 Southwood Blvd. to the newly expanded elementary school located at 915 Northwood Blvd. As part of the Southwood Blvd. school closure, TRPA required that the Washoe County School District install permanent BMPs and rehabilitate the playground facilities. CFA contracted with the WCSD to provide topographic mapping, civil engineering, and landscape architecture design for this project. We worked closely with TRPA, Washoe County, and the Incline Village General Improvement District to prepare a storm water runoff management design and revegetation plan that preserved the existing site trees and integrated new landscaping with the natural surroundings. The project is currently under review by TRPA and Washoe County. Construction is anticipated to begin in July, 2011.
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Grand Opening Event, July 24, 2007 |
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Homewood Ski Resort, Temporary Amphitheater
In 2006, CFA was contacted by JMA Ventures, the owners of Homewood Ski Resort, the only ski resort generally on privately-held land at Lake Tahoe. JMA has extensive plans for the renovation and expansion of base facilities for the resort, a portion of which is a permanent venue for outdoor performances by the Lake Tahoe Music Festival (LTMF.) Recognizing the extensive permitting efforts, CFA was asked to evaluate the base area for development of a temporary amphitheater that could be used by the festival during the summer months. CFA performed site visits and analysis, met with LTMF board members, and prepared concept plans and photo simulations of the proposed development. Challenges faced during the design process included planning for preferred and general parking, performance support in existing parking areas, and pedestrian circulation to the amphitheater using temporary structures. Grading was kept to a minimum to avoid extensive permitting processes typical of construction in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Aesthetic concerns included focusing the attention of attendees on the stage area in the generally industrial visual environment of a ski operation in the summer. Fast growing native grasses attaining a height of 4 feet were used to enclose the space, capitalizing on the short growing season, without creating obstacles for the winter ski operation. |
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West Shore Café and Inn
This restaurant, designed in the old Tahoe lodge style, is tucked away on a two-acre site on the west shore of Lake Tahoe in an area considered to hold some of the most historic structures in the Tahoe Basin. Special care is taken by property owners on the west shore to blend with surrounding structures. The West Shore Café includes a small number of guest rooms, a lakeside deck, a dock, and a restaurant, all of which have exceptional views of the lake.
In 2004, CFA was contacted by the owner to assist with the implementation of landscape construction drawings prepared by others in consideration of post construction conditions of the site and building. Plant material indicated on the construction documents was adjusted for further adaptation to the scale of planting spaces, anticipated snow storage, and post construction locations of mechanical equipment. Though adapting to site conditions for thriving growth, planting was restrained to focus attention on the unique aspects of the building itself. Irrigation was initially designed to deliver moisture to the planting areas at a high rate through sprinkler and bubbler heads. Irrigation was adjusted to reduce precipitation rates through the use of drip irrigation. In addition, CFA performed site planning studies for alternative land use of the property.
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Bank of America—BMP Retrofit
This existing commercial project at 923 Tahoe Boulevard was conditioned by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) to install an on-site surface water collection and infiltration system. CFA was contacted in March 2004 to provide surveying, civil design, and permitting for this project. The design for this site included stormwater collection and conveyance by means of retrofit curb and gutter, subsurface piping, sand/oil separation, and subsurface infiltration. CFA provided an existing conditions base map, final civil/landscape improvement drawings, and TRPA required BMP retrofit applications, forms, and checklists as part of this permitting process. |
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Site Evaluation for the Truckee Community Center
In 2004, the Truckee-Donner Recreation and Park District hired CFA to conduct a site evaluation for the future community center. A public workshop was held to obtain input from the public on potential sites and to identify criteria by which to evaluate the various sites. Based on this input, thirteen potential sites and ten criteria were identified. A matrix analysis was conducted to consistently evaluate one site against another. After completing the analysis only one site remained, a 14-acre triangular property located at the junction of Donner Pass Road, State Highway 89 North, and I-80. The first phase was completed in fall of 2009. The Recreation and Park District plans on going to the voters with a bond issue for future phases of construction.
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West End Pavilion at Donner Lake
The Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District hired CFA and LJM Design Group to design improvements that are intended to provide user groups with complete services for their events including a covered serving area, ADA accessibility to a new pavilion with a seasonal shade overlay, a smaller ceremonial pavilion at the mouth of Summit Creek, changing rooms for participants, and a new restroom facility. The proposed improvements are located at the southern end of the West End Beach near the confluence of Summit Creek and Donner Lake. A development application has been submitted to the Town of Truckee and the project is currently under review.
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