Utah Flash owner Brandt Andersen and world-renowned architect Frank Gehry unveiled their plans for a new eco-friendly and healthy-lifestyle development in Lehi on Wednesday.

The project, which has been named The Point, spans 85 acres and will include an arena for the Utah-based NBA Development League team, a five-star hotel and 2,500 residential units that will be phased in gradually, Andersen said.

Models of the final designs for the project were on hand as Andersen and Gehry fielded questions regarding the architecture, funding and purpose of the project.

The architecture of The Point was designed to resemble and relate to the natural landscape of Utah. For example, blueprints of the project have included structures that will be built in homage to Point of the Mountain, the arches at Arches National Park and Mount Timpanogos.

"You won't see this design somewhere else because it doesn't fit somewhere else," Andersen said, while quoting Gehry. "It fits in Utah."

The project will give special attention to the prudent use of alternative energy sources, as well as the incorporation of plant life. Planned lakes in the development will become locations for sporting events. Additionally, materials used for the development will be the same as those already used in the area, Gehry said.

"Everything is programmed to the life of the community," Gehry said.

Although there is some uncertainty about the financing of The Point, Andersen plans to carry the project through with his money, at least through the completion of its infrastructure, he said. Andersen anticipates changes in the market that will allow for loans, if necessary. Up to this point, Andersen has bankrolled everything, including the purchase of land and the hiring of Gehry, which Andersen jokingly said was practically for free. However, Andersen also mentioned the possibility of working with business partners in order to complete the project.

Still, Andersen stated he would do as much as he could with his own finances.

"I haven't been in a hurry to get people's money," he said. "We're financially stable, and we're not going anywhere."

The timetable for the project will depend on when the city gives its final approval, said Kent Partridge, a spokesman for Andersen's G Code Ventures and the vice president of communications for the Flash. Andersen said he hoped for a final approval for the Flash's arena within six to eight months, giving the team a chance to play in the new facility in two or three years, he said.