The Future of Residential Living
Beyond the master plan:
We have found great residential developments harness the power of story and creative vision around a human centric focus. Making great places through thoughtful discovery of how people want to live and provide design vision that supports living with dignity for people of all walks of life and ages. Our research in affordable and workforce housing has resulted in a few qualitative design drivers for successful developments. These design drivers connect spaces to the values and experiences of the people they serve to facilitate greater economic, social, and environmental value. Great places leverage design to create spaces for all, at all scales, for people to collide and foster serendipitous connections. Experience drivers that define great places are:
Tell a story― Build what you believe by understanding the history and culture surrounding the location and enhance it through the built environment.
Communal ― Residential living should be communal in a way that spaces and programs define both planned and serendipitous places for people to engage
Crafted― Capturing the spirit of a place, the history of making, use of quality materials that will stand the test of time connects to our past while enhancing a richer future.
Curated― Beyond what we build is how it is activated and programmed on a day to day basis with events of all sizes for all times of the days and times of the year.
Since of Belonging― Great places foster a sense of ownership and pride. A great residential development should feel like a home that is integrated into the larger fabric of life.
Connected― Create networks for mobility, ease of building spatial memory, and way-finding to aid the human experience and development of a relationship with a place.
Healing ― Design for resilient compact and regenerative ecosystems in close proximity to home, office, and diversity of uses where buildings and places heal people as well as the environment
The Great Outdoors― Provide access to nature, fresh air, and day light for both passive and active uses to give balance the 93% of the time we spend indoors
Compassionate― Most of all, make a place for all that is welcome regardless of age or social background.
Communal Living and Amenities - Human Centric Design
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