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Winter & Company is one of the country's leading consulting firms in design review and design guidelines. Services include urban design plans, preservation plans, renovation feasibility studies and cultural plans, as well as the creation, review and implementation of design guidelines and the training of clients in design review and the use of those guidelines.

The Winter & Company Special Needs Studio focuses on educational facilities and senior / affordable housing projects for the deaf / blind and other special needs.

Winter & Company was established in 1986 and is based at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Boulder, Colorado.

Downtown Flagstaff, Arizona, before streetscape improvements.

Downtown Flagstaff after streetscape improvements.

The Blue River in Breckenridge, Colorado, circa 1988, before the urban design plan.

The Blue River in Breckenridge, Colorado, circa 1998, after improvements described in the urban design plan.

Design guidelines for Aspen, Colorado, address preservation citywide.

Governor Baxter School for the Deaf- Falmouth, Maine-Campus Master Planning

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The Urban Design Plan for Bellingham, Washington, establishes a framework of greenways that link housing, commercial areas and the waterfront with the civic center.

Neighbors in Greenville, South Carolina, define key features of their historic district.

Enhancing community livability, protecting cultural resources and providing delight in the community experience — these are the focus of design, preservation and planning services at Winter & Company — often in resort communities and other towns with special character.

Winter & Company is a planning and urban design firm that consults nationwide to public agencies, downtown improvement committees and private property owners. Collaboration with regional planning and design professionals is a specialty.

Services include urban design plans, design guidelines, neighborhood conservation strategies, and cultural facility feasibility studies . Projects span more than 150 communities in 48 states and Canada.

Company personnel are frequently featured speakers at conferences and conventions, including the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Western Planners Association, the American Planning Association and statewide preservation organizations.

Winter & Company uses a process that actively engages stakeholders, residents and property owners in creative ways of team-building and problem solving. Community workshops, open houses, and stakeholder interviews are planned to be lively, informative and constructive.

Block facade sketches illustrate traditional building components in downtown Lexington, Kentucky.

Winter & Company’s Special Needs Studio offers extensive experience in programming and design of educational and housing facilities for the deaf and blind, with the goal of enhancing performance and meeting the needs of owners and users. Although substantial guidelines exist for addressing design needs for persons with mobility impairments, little formal literature exists that describes the special programming requirements for deaf and blind populations.

Along with Ayers, Saint and Gross of Washington, DC, Winter & Company is developing a renovation plan of Clerc Residence Hall at Gallaudet University.

In response to this need, Winter & Company established a special consulting studio in 2000 to provide facilities programming for special needs projects and deaf / blind facilities, as well as programming for mobility-impaired users. Winter & Company's Special Needs Studio has consulted on projects across the nation and been recognized as one of the top firms in the country in the area of special needs programming and design. Clients appreciate the ability to meet schedules, honor budgets and solve problems.

This studio builds on the firm’s past record of facility programming for educational facilities, historic properties and high tech learning. In many cases, the team assists local architectural firms in conducting building assessments, program planning and conceptual designs. Services are also provided directly to school systems.

Services

Community Character Management Systems:

• Conservation district plans

• Design guidelines

• Design review systems

• Historic Preservation Guidelines

• Preservation plans

• Neighborhood conservation plans

• Neighborhood plans

Form-based Design Codes:

• Neighborhood-based design regulations

• Modeling of alternative development scenarios

• Illustrating community design principles and standards

• Testing draft standards and codes

• Context-sensitive design standards and guidelines

• Development standards for commercial corridors

Historic Resource Planning and Management:

• Building rehabilitation strategies

• Historic building master plans

• Adaptive reuse feasibility studies

• Historic building condition assessments

• Heritage tourism strategies

• Historic survey strategies

• Commission training

Public Participation and Community Outreach:

• Hands-on participatory planning workshops

• Stakeholder group facilitation

• Visioning

• Design compatibility surveys and workshops

• Community-based charrettes

Urban Design:

• Downtown plans

• Neighborhood plans

• Preservation plans

• Streetscape design

• Wayfinding systems

• Corridor plans and guidelines

• Development studies for opportunity sites

• River corridor plans and development standards

Rural Conservation Planning and Design:

• Rural heritage-based design guidelines

• Land conservation strategies

• Historic farm preservation studies

Cultural & Educational Facility Planning:

• School facility plans

• Performing arts site selection

• Feasibility testing

Special Needs Studio:

• Deaf / blind / multi-disabled planning

• Special needs programming and design

• Conceptual plans and programs

• Condition assessments

• Community awareness

• Technology planning

• Capacity analysis

• Capital asset management

• Master planning

• Educational facilities

• Senior / affordable housing projects

• Historic properties

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