The Streetscapes Issue of Landscape Architect and Specifier News saw many firms submit their projects for feature consideration. Dumke Arts Plaza is one of several great projects we are excited to showcase on LandscapeArchitect.com.

 
Dumke Arts Plaza is a new cornerstone for the City of Ogden's vibrant Arts District. The new public realm serves as the centerpiece of the creative district downtown and further transforms a once abandoned section of 25th Street. At the heart of the district, the Plaza serves as a gateway between the downtown and the east-central neighborhood while introducing a new main attraction for the Nine Rails Creative District. It offers a cultural destination for the region's thriving art scene while boasting spectacular views of the nearby Wasatch Mountain Range.

The design process for the quarter-acre Plaza began with an elemental look at the larger geography and geology of the Salt Lake Basin. Working with Sasaki's in-house Data & Design Tools, the team built a custom quantitative viewshed analysis tool to study the potential of creating beautiful views of the iconic Wasatch Mountain Range across the site. The team used a variety of tools to conduct this analysis, importing over 150km2 of topographic maps and modeling the downtown core from GIS data in order to build out the surrounding context. This analysis informed the plaza's function while the region's geologic formations inspired the three-dimensional spatial forms.

To maximize the flexibility of art on the site, the design team created an art infrastructure system that could host performances and static art in a variety of capacities. A myriad spatial conditions were layered into a relatively small space, allowing individuals and groups to select their own experience. The plaza provides an arts-focused community space, dynamic outdoor gallery, and an intimate performance venue. The space features major art installations and community-led arts programming ranging from small concerts to dance performances to video art. It engages with art in all its forms, but is also a place for daily gatherings and small moments of respite.

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