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ON-THE-BOARDS COMMUNITY
(UNDER CONSTRUCTION—NOT YET OPEN FOR SALE OR RENT)
An obsolete and nearly derelict industrial site safeguarded the core values of the farmers,
industrialists and programmers who shaped the land before it: nature, community and urbanity.
From their legacy, we harvested the elements for a gateway community such as Southern
California has never experienced and yet has always craved.
The kernel was an existing data center which had been enveloped by a vast existing warehouse.
Once the chaff was cleared and the center renovated and adapted, its position at the junction of
a fiber optic superhighway would create hundreds of tech jobs. The data center is the genesis,
the promise of innovation and economic stability.
Heritage Village
Santa Ana, CA
From that seed sprouts a coursing green pathway. Its central stem is a connecting street filled
By: Alliance Residential / with outcroppings of raised edible planters, public art and interactive recreation. It pools into a
Dyer 18, LLC. one acre public park at its terminus and sends out tendrils of walking and jogging trails.
Architect: Architects Orange
Structures naturally arise out of this verdant conduit like fruit. Retail spaces and community
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gathering spaces draw life from the pedestrian vine. Numerous sky decks rise out of this
interconnected network of urban streetscapes, courtyards and common areas, and offer views
of the surrounding region. The prime elements of wood, metal and stone ripen into thrilling,
monumental sculptures of rustic modern. They form and reform as if emerging by varietal: all
frames and lenses for the thrivers and professionals, naturalistic forms and textures for the
players and explorers, and intricate patterns and tessellation for the creators and techies. This
living statuary, sustainably formed with a LEED Silver rating, gives shelter, promotes gathering
and nurtures commerce.
The synergy of this place culminates into a lifestyle that feels authentic, because it was pulled
out of the greyfield itself and built upon all the dreams that had been realized before it. The
result is a true multi-generational, live-work-play mecca where families prosper, relationships
form and businesses burgeon. The bounty of the community overflows into street frontages
adorned with linear parks, and connectivity to regional bicycle trails, park systems, and future
urban mixed-use neighborhoods. It represents the heritage of the region coalesced for a new era.
Boulevard One
Denver, CO
By: Thrive Home Builders
Ten at Clarendon
Architect: KEPHART community :: planning :: architecture
Arlington, VA
By: CBG Building Company
Anthem House
Marketing Director: Stephanie Shum Anderson
Baltimore, MD
Architect: Bonstra Haresign Architects
By: The Bozzuto Group
Marketing Director: Ryan Kasperski
Architect: KTGY Group
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