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Wayzata was once an ordinary small town in an extraordinary location on the north shore of Lake Minnetonka. In the past two generations the town has been enveloped by the suburbanization of the West Metro. In response to these trends, the Wayzata Comprehensive Plan sought […]
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The Balboa Reservoir neighborhood will be a diverse and inclusive mixed-income community that brings together residents and neighbors around the new Reservoir Park. Landscape and architecture will work together to connect residents to the natural setting and to link the surrounding commercial, residential and institutional […]
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Covering 180 square miles, San José is the largest city in the Bay Area, extending from the San Francisco Bay to the Santa Clara Valley foothills. San José is composed of diverse communities spread across a well-established mix of residential, commercial, and industrial uses; public […]
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Luna Vista, 950 W El Camino Real is a new 71 unit affordable housing community in Mountain View. The 100% affordable housing project will comprise independent living for a mix of single- and two-person households earning between 50% and 70% of the area median income. […]
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3210 Shoshone, at 32nd & Shoshone, is a .77 acre, 53 family oriented dwelling redevelopment of an obsolete 10 unit urban public housing project. The site is located within the Lower Highlands neighborhood, a mixed used urban district. The site is reorganized as a secure […]
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1101 Connecticut, also named Block X, is the first building in the redevelopment of the 38 acre Potrero Public Housing site in San Francisco. It is the result of a multi-year effort working with the residents and surrounding community to shape the redevelopment master plan […]
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The 409 Acre parcel formerly home to the Central Louisiana State Hospital, is owned by the Louisiana Department of Health. After the hospital moved to its new location the community wondered what the future holds for this large site. It became apparent upon the site […]
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The Sunnydale community, originally built as a visionary housing solution for wartime ship builders, is now a dilapidated assembly of disconnected buildings. Its leftover spaces are difficult to police and difficult to access. The new Sunnydale will be redeveloped incrementally to create a network of […]
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As a prospering suburb in the Tri Valley just over the hills from the Bay Area, Pleasanton has a complicated relationship with growth. VMWP previously authored Transit Oriented Development Design Guidelines and Housing Design Guidelines for Pleasanton. Spurred by a statewide mandate to provide Objective […]
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The Potrero Housing Authority site is located on the edge of Potrero Hill, a steep site with dramatic views of the city and the San Francisco Bay. The transformation of this obsolete public housing site reconnects the street grid with a series of blocks similar to the surrounding […]
Wayzata Design Standards
Balboa Reservoir
San Jose Design Standards and Guidelines
Luna Vista
3210 Shoshone
Rebuild Potrero, 1101 Connecticut
Central Louisiana State Hospital Campus Redevelopment
Sunnydale Hope SF Master Plan
Pleasanton Objective Design Standards
Rebuild Potrero SFHA Master Plan