WYO Sports Ranch - First off, tribute to the visionary leadership in Casper for once again looking ahead and imagining how to make Casper a great place to live. We were happy to help the Stateline crew master plan, imagine, and create this destination athletic facility, housing 10 basketball courts, 20 volleyball courts, and a permanent indoor turf field.
Located on the grounds of the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper, the WYO Sports Ranch is a premier 131,000-square-foot multi-sport destination designed to elevate youth athletics and regional events. As the landscape architects, we sought to ground this state-of-the-art facility in its rugged Wyoming context. It worked.
The arrival experience is defined by a series of custom-fabricated donor recognition sculptures that line the approach to the main entrance. Crafted from Corten steel, these rhythmic, sculptural monoliths pay tribute to the project's supporters while embracing a material that patinas over time—mirroring the resilient spirit of the athletes within and the iron-rich landscape of the High Plains.
We laid out the site working with our friends at WLC and implemented a bevy of small and straightforward (but neat) landscape details that make the site feel special and function well for the maintenance team; however, the facility really shines once you get inside. It’s amazing, and kudos to our partners for making it awe-inspiring.
So -check out the video about the Ranch from our friends at Advent who layered this facility with a uniquely WYOming interactive digital experience.