TOWN CENTER
PROJECT SAMPLES
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.
Valencia Town Center
70-acre mixed-use “Main Street” concept including 300,000 square feet of office, entertainment, restaurant and retail components
The Preserve Town Center
The Preserve helped redefine Master Planned Community character for the Inland Empire. By blending principles of New Urbanism with the demands of high-velocity, merchant builder delivery systems, a hybrid Neighborhood Crafted community character resulted.
Rancho Santa Margarita Town Center
Project Planner for the 5,000-acre master plan for a mixed-use, 16,000 dwelling smart growth
Vistancia Town Center
450-acre mixed-use concept including retail, office, hotel, 21 screen cinema and health club
