Pub. 1 2021 Issue 1

30 AIA IDAHO ARCHITECTURE | 2020-21 | www.aiaidaho.com T his Wood River Valley project started as a perfect property for an architect. It had several challenging issues that made it undesirable for development and one of a kind: • The property and building envelope are in the red and blue avalanche zone. • The setback issues could not be addressed and required two separate variances to allow the development of the residence. • The property is located inside the Blaine County Mountain Overlay District, and a site alteration and design review approval were required. This ordinance protects the Sun Valley mountains from development and the visual impacts of private property owners' development. The application received a critical review for approval. This challenging property produced a unique design solution that was also built with a modest budget. b Architect as Client — Blincoe Architecture