Urban Communities Design Portfolio
The Living Place Studio
We Are Multifamily. RESEARCH BASE DESIGN ZCA Residential has emerged as Houston´s premier architectural firm responding to the current demand for urban multifamily living. ZCA Residential is a highly motivated team of resourceful, talented architects who are changing the face of Houston through our unique approach to designing residential spaces. We´ve combined our extensive experience in commercial highrise design and applied it to mid- and high-rise living. What´s more, our team has an innate knowledge of residential market trends. This, coupled with our vision for what urban multifamily living can be, is evident in each project we design. RESEARCH BASE DESIGN Through research-based design, we refine and adapt our principles of architecture, while exploring a building’s limits. Our design solutions reflect a fresh approach that respects the context, reinterprets the historical tradition and transcends the immediate circumstances to connect with the client’s vision. We pursue innovation with an entrepreneurial spirit. Our firm seeks to explore the influences of a building; as they pertain to the uniqueness of the site, setting and client. We believe inspirational architecture has the power to uplift the human spirit and provides a constant vision of excellence. Ziegler Cooper’s urban multifamily experience is tempered by recognized leaders in the industry for design of mid-rise and highrise multifamily buildings. Our approach to each project is to deeply understand our client and market needs. We benchmark multifamily products in the market place, research market trends and demographic data describing the market place, analyze US Census data and study urban patterns in other domestic and international cities to provide leading edge design solutions and lend a competitive edge to our clients.
LEADERSHIP & EXPERTISE Mr. Ziegler’s visionary leadership, professional insight and comprehensive knowledge of the profession have led his firm to design over 80 award winning projects that have garnered regional and national recognition. Multifamily Executive 2011 Design Awards recognized Ziegler Coopers design of the Austonian as the best Highrise Multifamily Development of the year. Mr. Ziegler’s experience is tempered by recognized leaders in the multifamily industry for design of low-rise, mid-rise and high-rise urban residential projects totaling over 20 million square feet with over $2.1 billion in construction value. He counts among his clients Gables Residential Trust, General Investment and Development, The Hanover Companies, Camden REIT, Trammell Crow Residential, Martin Fein Interests, Dinerstein Companies, Morgan Group, and Forest City. With over 30 years of experience, Ziegler is adept in providing design direction to his clients in the form of density studies, developing appropriate unit mix, unit design, lifestyle demographics, amenity packages, interior design and insight into future design trends.
HIGH RISE The Austonian 2727 Kirby Sapphire The Broadway The Sovereign Villa d’Este Montebello Park Plaza Tower Gables Republic Square
MID-RISE The Briarglen Empire Gables Tanglewood Gables Kipling Gables Park Plaza Gables Memorial Hills Monroe Street Apartments Willowick Park Waterway Lofts
THE AUSTONIAN Austin, Texas
Project Type High-Rise Mixed-Use Condominium Project Size 56-story; 178 Units Completion 2010 Client Benchmark Development LEED Certification Austin Green 4-Star Rating
Project Type High-Rise Condominium Project Size 28-story; 100 Units (V); 30-story; 112 Units (M) Completion 2000 (V); 2004 (M) Client The Interfin Corporation
VILLA D’ESTE & MONTEBELLO Houston, Texas
THE SOVEREIGN AT REGENTS SQUARE Houston, Texas
Project Type High-Rise Apartments Project Size 21-story; 270 Units Completion 2014 Client General Investment & Development Companies LEED Certification LEED NC Silver (Pending)
GABLES MEMORIAL HILLS Houston, Texas
Project Type Mid-Rise Apartments Project Size 8-Story; 308 Units Completion 2009 Client Gables Residential Trust
Project Type High-Rise Condominium Project Size 20-Story; 98 Units Completion 2010 Client Koontz McCombs, LLC
THE BROADWAY San Antonio, Texas
Project Type High-Rise Mixed-Use Apartments, Retail & Hotel Project Size 16-Story; 221 Units Completion 2014 Client Gables Residential Trust LEED Certification Austin Green NC Silver (Pending)
GABLES REPUBLIC SQUARE Austin, Texas
WILLOWICK PARK Houston, Texas
Project Type Mid-Rise Apartments & Townhomes Project Size 8-Story; 190 Units Completion 2014 Client Martin Fein Interests, Ltd. LEED Certification NGBS (Pending)
Project Type High-Rise Mixed-Use Apartments & Retail Project Size 18-Story; 191 Units Completion 2013 Client Gables Residential Trust LEED Certification Austin Green NC Silver (Pending)
GABLES PARK PLAZA Austin, Texas
Project Type Mid-Rise Condominiums Project Size 7-Story; 336 Units Completion 2004 Client Threshold Interests, LP
WATERWAY LOFTS I & II The Woodlands, Texas
Project Type Mid-Rise Condominiums, Flats & Lofts Project Size 7-Story; 140 Units Completion 2006 Client Randall Davis Company
EMPIRE Houston, Texas
Project Type Mid-Rise Condominiums Project Size 8-Story; 68 Units Completion 2006 Client Pelican Builders, Inc.
THE BRIARGLEN Houston, Texas
Project Type Mid-Rise Mixed-Use Apartments & Retail Project Size 9-Story; 305 Units Completion 2013 Client Gables Residential Trust LEED Certification NGBS (Pending)
GABLES KIPLING Houston, Texas
Project Type High-Rise Condominium Project Size 30-Story; 90 Units Completion 2009 Client MDA Holdings
2727 KIRBY Houston, Texas
Studio Leadership SCOTT ZIEGLER,
AIA
Principal-in-Charge of the Living Place Studio Senior Principal 713.374.0008 | sziegler@zieglercooper.com
JIM ZEMSKI,
AIA
Senior Project Manager Principal 713.374.0023 | jzemski@zieglercooper.com
CHRIS PETRASH,
AIA
Design Principal | Architecture Principal 713.374.0016 | cpetrash@zieglercooper.com
The Living Place Studio
Contact Us 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 350 Houston, Texas 77002 713.374.0000 | www.zieglercooper.com