The Emerald Necklace
The site has a unique location. The Upper Rio Grande Events and Recreation Complex’s grounds and buildings will be the first thing you see when you approach the historic town of Creede, from any direction. Along the Silver Thread Scenic Highway, the site and the Willow Creek Conservation Area become one gem in an emerald necklace of scenic valleys stretching up the Rio Grande. Proposals for its development must provide a project which is at once an authentic signature for Creede and a fitting ‘jewel’ in the necklace.
The architecture and landscaping is an extension and embodiment of Creede and the very visible spirit that has created it. The attitude and spirit of the mountain settlers was, and continues to be, unique. Local architecture reflects the values and sensibilities of its people, and this is particularly visible in places somewhat off the beaten track, where people have had to wrestle with available raw materials to survive and to make their livelihoods.
51% studios are using the same kind of thinking that’s been used for well over 100 years in this valley, using the local site conditions and materials in frank ways that reflect awareness of their inherent attributes.
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