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The Iris, garden courtyard (concept rendering)
Concept · Multifamily · Salt Lake City, UT

The Iris.

CW UrbanCourtyard AmenitiesConcept
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01 · The Brief

Unlike anything else around.

CW Urban had a Salt Lake development opportunity that needed creative design for the rooftop amenities and streetscape, distinct enough to pull residents who want something different from the neighborhood’s other projects. The parti was an iris, petals opening over the plan, and it grew into a level 3 podium with a garden courtyard, outdoor dining, a gaming courtyard and custom cabanas, a rooftop that does what the podium doesn’t, and the street. The brief said Instagram-worthy, so that’s the bar.

The Iris, rooftop at dusk (concept rendering)
Team
CW Urban
Scope
Courtyard Amenities
Place
Salt Lake City, UT
State
Concept · 12 views
Where it started

The first marks on paper, before the plan settled.

PartiThe Iris, parti (concept sketch)
Podium NotesThe Iris, podium notes (concept sketch)
Streetscape ConceptThe Iris, streetscape concept (concept sketch)
Concept PlanThe Iris, concept plan
The idea, on one sheet.

One drawing that puts the whole outdoor program on the table before anything is modelled in 3D.

Then, in 3D

Every view below is the concept as we drew it, walked before anything was built.

Outdoor DiningThe Iris, outdoor dining (concept rendering)
Gaming CourtyardThe Iris, gaming courtyard (concept rendering)
Custom CabanasThe Iris, custom cabanas (concept rendering)
The Iris, podium, bird’s eye (concept rendering)
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