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YongPyong & The 2018 Winter Olympic Games

Prior to creating his own firm, Brent Harley and Associates Inc., Brent headed up SE Canada, the Sno Engineering office that was located in Whistler, BC. During that time, he worked on master planning for YongPyong Resort in South Korea. The 1994 design work outlined a four season vision for the resort and was carried out in anticipation of Pyeongchang’s future Winter Olympic bids.

YongPyong Resort is hosting the alpine skiing and snowboarding events for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. We can’t wait to cheer on the Whistler-based athletes competing in this years’ games!

Check out some of the hand drawn graphics for the project below.

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Riverside Camping & RV Resort, Whistler, B.C.

For this installment of our “From the Archives” blog post, we’re looking back nearly 20 years to the design of Riverside Camping & RV Resort in Whistler, BC.

Brent Harley and Associates Inc. designed the 40-acre resort in 1999. The resort features a combination of walk-in sites, and full-service RV campsites, along with log cabins and Mongolian style yurts. As an added bonus for families, there is an 18-hole putting course on the edge of the Resort!

The Valley Trail and the Fitzsimmons Creek run through the property, creating a serene setting and offering visitors a car-free connection to locations throughout Whistler. The natural setting and proximity of the Resort to both the beautiful Green Lake and the Whistler Village has made this four-season resort a popular place to stay.

While a lot of our projects are at a master planning scale, this project features detailed design work including a planting plan. Most of the work we produce now is digital, but there’s no denying how great hand drawn site plans can look!

As detailed in the initial plans, as Riverside Camping & RV Resort has evolved over the years. The initial phase of development to the east of Fitzsimmons Creek was complemented by Phase 2, which has seen additional full-service camping sites (and more yurts!) developed to the west of the Creek.

 

 

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Rusutsu Resort Japan

Prior to creating his own firm, Brent Harley and Associates Inc., Brent headed up S.e Canada, the Sno Engineering office located in Whistler, BC.  It was during this time that he worked on the Mountain Master Plan for Rusutsu Resort in Hokkaido, Japan.  The Mountain Master Plan was completed in October of 1993.

Technology used for the project was set up on a pin bar mylar system, where each layer was of the plan was hand drawn complemented by letraset and letraline.  These were then carefully annotated and sent down to Vancouver to be individually photographed by the print shop.  The negatives were then married to create the various colour plans in the Master Plan.

The Mountain Master Plan created the basis for more detailed base area and residential real estate planning.

Original resort master plan

Original resort master plan

 

Original 3D Digital Terrain Model

Original 3D Digital Terrain Model

Today, Rustusu is a popular and award-winning winter resort drawing a mix of locals, tourists, and professional skiers and snowboarders.  The ski resort is built on three mountains, namely West Mountain, East Mountain, and Mount Isola.  The total number of ski runs is 37, with a length of 42 kilometers.  In addition to ski runs, the resort features an amusement park, golf courses, and a conference centre.

The early days of Rusutsu Resort in the wintertime

The early days of Rusutsu Resort in the wintertime. Image: Brent Harley and Associates Inc.

 

Mt Isola and Rusutsu Resort as seen from Shiribetsu-dake, 2015. Image: Andrew Strain

Mt Isola and Rusutsu Resort as seen from Shiribetsu-dake, 2015. Image: Andrew Strain

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