LONGHORN VILLAGE INDEPENDENT LIVING EXPANSION MESA Design Group DESIGN UNREALIZED | COMMERCIAL
The Longhorn Village Independent Living Expansion serves an unfilled market demand for luxurious Independent Senior Living in Austin, Texas with an expansion that blends modern amenities with sustainable design practices. The current cohort of retirees are Baby Boomers, and they are looking for resort style amenities juxtaposed with scenic views and native landscapes. The site’s existing geology and impervious surface restrictions in the Austin, Texas, Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) requires a design that supports the existing environment at Longhorn Village and the Edwards Plateau eco-region. The Landscape Architect proposed a unique design that creatively balances modern amenity spaces with the rugged geology and
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regional landscape typology that is native Central Texas Hill Country. The design for Longhorn Village aspires to be a sustainable campus that is highly desirable for existing and future residents as well as their extended families.
