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ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT
DEVELOPMENT

Communicate to the public, city planning departments, and investors with proposal materials. Visuals help build consensus around the concepts and look of a project. We can brainstorm initial development ideas and create renderings and project books to share your vision with the community, funders, and city planners.

CARAS PARK REDESIGN PROPOSAL

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A four season, multi-use design features a pavilion with detachable, modular walls — to create a warm, dry interior for winter markets, events and an aprés-skate warm space for the outdoor ice oval.  In summer months the area converts to amphitheater seating and stage proscenium for concerts.

UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FINE ART FACILITY PROPOSAL 

CONCEPT & RENDERING

TUCSON STONE AVENUE PROPOSAL


By refreshing the facades of mid-century and heritage architecture on Stone Avenue,Tucson's downtown urban renewal can be extended northward.

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MISSOULA MERCANTILE

development concept

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The proposal supported

the community's hope

of retaining a keystone building in the historic downtown area through 

adaptive reuse.

 

The conversion proposal included converting the shopping center into a mixed-use vertical space containing a market hall, an anchor restaurant, retail shops, and a boutique hotel.

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PRESENTATION BOOKS FOR PBS/MILLS 

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suggested solutions for urban sprawl, corridor traffic, and

improved livability  

URBAN PLANNING

Illustrated smart planning principles

provide tools for cities to improve quality

of life for residents. Examples include

a boulevard redesign, architectural standards, a smart-built subdivision strategies, greenways, and urban revitalization.

AFTER

BEFORE

BROOKS CORRIDOR

URBAN PLANNING ANCOR

Plugging in Smart Planning Principles

SMART PLANNING PRINCIPALS FOR CORRIDORS

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smart planning
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS

Southgate Mall and Red Lion conversion strategies proposals

MISSOULA DESIGN STANDARDS

Early standards and guidelines

prototype for the City requested by council member to encourage expansion of zoning standards and guidelines


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— Our Missoula Growth Policy

VILLAGE HOMES

A model of subdivision smart planning, Village Homes demonstrates how the addition of community amenities, a thoughtful block layout, and sustainable features can add value.

Planned and built in the 70s just as new urban planning tools were being developed, Village Homes has become a treasured part of Davis, California, and an inspirational case-study for planners around the world.

instead of facing the street, houses face footpaths

footpaths weave between backyards

this subterranean house maintains a steady temp

rainwater swales instead of concrete gutters

seasonal shade for south-facing windows 

solar panels and edible landscaping

community gardens, offices and cafe

narrow, soft-shouldered streets reduce heat

community amenity — the Big Green park

rainwater swales instead of concrete gutters

seasonal shade for south-facing windows 

solar panels and edible landscaping

community gardens, offices and cafe

narrow, soft-shouldered streets reduce heat

community amenity — the Big Green park

MISSOULA GREENWAYS

Proposal for Missoula's multi-modal 

transportation plan

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PROST 15YEAR PLAN

Articulture proposal for Missoula Parks and Rec long-range plan for asset growth and improvement

DRAWING

Original schematic by

City of Missoula Planning,

additions by Articulture

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TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

AI rendering of potential architectural and landscape design for Fox Triangle development location

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