KELLENBERG

Town Centers

Real towns have centers of activity, commerce, culture and social gathering.  A key ingredient to countering so-called suburban sprawl is the creation of cores of density and services that provide a less auto-oriented environment with the opportunity for more tight-knit, walkable living.  Town centers and urban cores in suburban locations are challenging in that land values don't often support the building and parking solutions required to create a quasi-urban environment.  Strong knowledge of building typologies, shared-parking methodologies and the challenges of mixed use are needed to design competent town centers and mixed-use suburban cores.