Client:
Porter Ranch Development Company,
A Joint Venture Between Shapell Homes
& Liberty Building Company
Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Use:
Mixed-Use Master Planned Community
Facts:
• Density - 14 DU/AC
• Acres - 60 acres (including 6.9 acres of existing
residential development)
• Plans - 1,200-1,900 SF
• Commercial SF - 298,000 SF
• Residential Units - 525 (including 125 existing units)
Facts:
•2010 Gold Nugget Awards
On The Boards Site Plan (Merit Award)
Description:
The mixed-use village, located in the heart of a master planned community, represents a bold direction in defining a horizontal mixed-use urban village supporting a contemporary lifestyle. Envisioned as a departure from the San Fernando Valley’s auto-centric pattern of insular single-use enclaves, the seamlessly integrated living, shopping and entertainment village was crafted to promote a pedestrian-friendly, engaging and exciting living environment. The major feature of the village’s framework is its two primary organizing elements: a central east-west linkage system and a north-south transitional zone, with a central civic core placed at the intersection of the armatures. A network of private drives and alleys geometrically reinforce these organizing elements, connecting in an efficient and understandable grid design. The project’s visual icon is its east-west “promenade street” – a walking street reminiscent of the great urban neighborhoods of Brooklyn and San Francisco – featuring front-facing architecture with a direct connection to the 20-acre lifestyle retail/restaurant district at one end and a community recreation center anchoring the opposite end.
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