Located in the North Park Neighborhood in San Diego, this 4-story residential, retail and live work project is designed to be the catalyst for this developing area. The site currently consists of a dilapidated one story and two story buildings on either side of a main commercial thoroughfare.
This mixed use project is ultimately planned to have 90 condominiums, 15,000 square feet of retail space, 14 ground floor live work spaces, one level of below grade parking and on grade parking combined for 200 total parking spaces.
Residential units average range in size from 950 – 1,450 square feet. All units have generous balcony spaces tall ceilings and areas of floor to ceiling glass. Many units are two level designs. Units are oriented toward the street or a series of interior courtyards starting on the second level.
Live-work spaces are located on the ground floor and are 750 square feet with 12-14 foot high ceilings, with bath and kitchen hookups provided, but otherwise raw space, ideal for artists or small business owners to own and personalize an affordable space. The corner retail spaces are oriented around a corner plaza where patrons and the community are encouraged to enjoy the outdoor space.
The exterior materials consist of earth tone concrete block, richly colored stucco, zinc cladding and anodized aluminum framed windows. Bay windows, recessed balconies, projecting eaves and interesting window patterns complement the strong rhythmic forms of the design. | | | Location | San Diego, California | | Design | 2005 | | Design Principal | Peter Nicholas | | Project Architect | Oren Schumaker | | Project Team | Peter Nicholas | | Executive Architect | KMA Architecture & Engineering
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