Design Goals

In creating our vision for Old Cutters, we spent time driving around existing neighbors in the Wood River Valley and also small towns in Idaho and Montana. One of our favorites was Old Hailey. The tree lined streets, simple Victorian and Craftsmen homes with front porches and minimal number of driveway cuts were ideal pieces to what we envisioned our neighborhood to look like.

We incorporated these characteristics into Cutters. We laid the streets so most lots have alleys to excess garages. We planted large Autumn Blaze Maple, Silver Maple and Patmore Ash trees along the streets. We drafted Architectural Guidelines that would insure the side of houses facing streets would be attractive in a traditional “Old Hailey” way.

We value the green movement, so went a step further and designed the subdivision to be green. We use water from the neighboring Hiawatha canal to water the park rather than city water. We planted grass that requires half the water that Kentucky bluegrass requires to stay green. We built shared driveways to lets not served by alleys. We laid out lots so the long axis runs east-west for maximum solar exposure in the event owners wish to build active or passive solar houses. We have built numerous houses and cottages that are Energy Star and LEED certified. This means the homes are built in environmentally responsible and sustainable ways, minimizing waste, limiting energy consumption, all while guaranteeing a healthy, toxin-free interior air quality.

Sincerely,
John Campbell and Steve Brown