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urban design associates
Ridge Gate Long Tree, Colorado
RidgeGate is a 3,500-acre master planned community with the
potential to serve as Colorado’s best example of “smart growth”
due to its location adjacent to urbanization with immediate proximity
to a major transportation corridor that includes light rail.
Design Workshop created a development vision focused on a concentrated,
high density, and integrated land use pattern to leverage
this opportunity.
Design Workshop led a multi-disciplinary team to achieve
annexation and zoning of the property in a six-month time frame,
which also included a vote of citizens to approve the annexation.
The zoning allows for a series of highly flexible, mixed-use planning
areas that promote integrated commercial, civic, and residential
development.
Kierland Commons Phoenix, Arizona
Kierland Commons is a 38-acre mixed-use development adjacent to
Scottsdale Road. It serves as the commercial, social and cultural heart
of the Kierland master-planned community. The plan for Kierland
Commons includes a 535,000-square-foot mixed-use program, which
includes a golf museum, landmark theatre, 130-room hotel, retail and
restaurants, offices, residential units and a town center park.
Design Workshop created urban design concepts and proposed
solutions that resulted in an extraordinary urban shopping
environment unique to the Phoenix/Scottsdale area. Kierland
Commons is designed as a pedestrian-oriented center with onstreet
parking giving immediate access to shops and restaurants.
A combination of design strategies has been used to create a traditional
downtown setting with tightly spaced, high-quality retail
destinations. Climate enhancement and a central plaza that features
grass, palms and pop-jet fountains make Kierland Commons
the most distinguished public destination in the region.
Riverfront Park Denver, Colorado
Riverfront Park has emerged from a 60-acre former rail yard
located next to Denver’s existing downtown core. There are only
a few “clean slates” of this size that sit next to a major downtown
area in the country. Design Workshop prepared a master plan for
Trillium Corporation, former owner and developer of the property
that included over six million square feet of mixed-use development
with residential, hotel, retail, office, and intermodal uses.
The firm worked closely with Trillium, the City of Denver planning
staff and a 20-person citizen task force to achieve consensus
on the proposed plan, zoning, and design guidelines.