Mixed use building

Conceived as a creative community, Main + Hollister Live/Work aims to mix uses to enliven the neighborhood and encourage cross-feritization between tenants. The complex comprises several unique units: creative office space with flexibility to add or convert to retail space, private office, private residential, and live/work space. The various uses are bound together by shared parking at grade on an L-shaped lot on Santa Monica’s busy Main Street. Although they share an architectural language which includes generous daylighting and floor-to-ceiling clearance, similar finishes and proportions, roof and outdoor terraces or private space, the units are arranged to maintain privacy from one another and from the street. Art Gray Art... More

Pacific Landing is a mixed-use, Net Zero, LEED Platinum, 100% affordable housing project designed for people living with disabilities and those on limited incomes. Located on Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica the building is within proximity to downtown Santa Monica and the beach. The project was developed by Community Corp of Santa Monica, a local non-profitdeveloper. The 4-story, 42,000-square-foot building replaced a gas station that once occupied the 14,160-square-footcorner lot. Thirty-seven residences are provided for families in need.  Patrick TIGHE Architecture Patrick TIGHE Architecture The forms of the building are reminiscent of iconic home imagery, now reinterpreted in a ne... More

Belvedere Gardens is a mixed-use development located in Waterloo that provides 98 apartments within two towers. Developed by Braeburn Estates, a joint venture between Canary Wharf Group plc and Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, Belvedere Gardens is the third building to be launched within the Southbank Place masterplan. Ground floor retail units and a considered landscaping strategy help to increase variety and activity within the immediate urban area, with vibrant, public-facing active frontages.    The two towers step up from 11 storeys to 21 storeys in height, addressing the existing urban forms and strengthening overall visual coherence across the wider masterplan which extends to 5.25ha. During the early stages of... More

Repton Gardens is a sustainability-focused Build-to-Rent development, designed by GRID Architects with Main Contractor McLaren on behalf of Quintain, for their BtR management brand, Quintain Living. The mixed-use scheme feeds into the Wembley Park masterplan and delivers 396 bright and spacious BtR homes, a new 1200sqm Health Centre, and 1000sqm of retail space. Eight retail units front onto the extended Wellers Way and to Humphrey Repton Lane, alongside the GP surgery – all of which are managed by Quintain’s Wembley Park estate retail and management team.  © Jack Hobhouse Carefully articulated in 3 buildings around a large podium garden, the form is two stepped buildings either side of a shared courtyard with a... More

Brunel Street Works is a vibrant new urban quarter for Canning Town, containing 975 homes, of which 35% are affordable and 30% are designed for families. Completed in Autumn 2022, the mixed-use scheme was delivered in joint venture by Opal (Countryside Partnerships and Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing), with L&Q, Fizzy Living and Linden Homes (part of Vistry Group) as partners - Linden Homes sold the open market properties. The GLA held a mini competition tender process which was won by the Opal Joint Venture Board, a joint venture between Galliford Try and Thames Valley Housing. The GLA’s brief was for a residential led scheme through new forms of funding and the provision of circa 96,000 sq ft of mixed uses. JTP were appoint... More

Working on behalf of Anthology, part of the Lifestory Group, GRID Architects have secured planning consent for the residential redevelopment of the former Woodlands Care Home and the Grade II listed Masters House site, located in Kennington. The proposals will deliver 126 new homes in a mix of sizes and tenure types, including large family homes. In addition, to help tackle London’s housing crisis, 24% of the new homes will be affordable (base on hab rooms), with a focus on low cost rented housing which are in high demand locally.  Since February 2021, GRID, Lifestory, and Lambeth Council have been working in close partnership after a previous proposal was rejected at appeal. GRID was then appointed to develop a smaller and more... More

Mind the gap, appearing massively with concrete facade impression interspersed with lines on the fence and the walls with gaps. Visually, the gaps become the analogy for pause, breathing, and release. The gaps function as the entrance for direct sunlight and air to circulate and also reduce surrounding noise. Kiearch A client’s wish to create a space to accommodate their business that includes a shop, office, and coworking space has led to the idea of building an architectural work in the middle of a densely populated area with limited road access, to represent a wise, calm, but uplifting character. It is a challenge to make this building an icon in the surrounding environment, as well as an analogy for a company that stands out... More

Newton St makes a considered and robust addition to the eclectic fabric of Cremorne, replacing a single-level warehouse and open-air car park. The new commercial building lies in the heart of an emerging and vibrant inner urban hub with its mix of residential buildings, offices and showrooms. Emily Bartlett Red brick warehouses scattered throughout the area serve as a reminder of a bygone industrial past. Newton St’s architectural composition and materiality draw upon the rich history of the neighbourhood, while crafting a contemporary office building for 21st century working. Emily Bartlett Comprising 7-storeys of commercial office with ground floor retail and cafe, roof terrace and basement carparking, the development fe... More

Currently under construction in Collingwood, 88L. forms part of the new Langridge Lanes development. The nine-storey commercial office building features eight levels of workplace along with hospitality and retail on the ground floor. The design takes advantage of natural light, with a high-efficiency solar array bringing daylight in on four sides. Other sustainability measures include secure bike parking and workshop, hotel-style end of trip facilities, electric charging for bikes and cars, provision of a rooftop photovoltaic system and 100% native plantings in landscaped areas to be irrigated via harvested rainwater. With corner frontage to Langridge St and Rokeby St, 88L. will make a considered contribution to the new business precinc... More

36 Jones Street is a ground-up mixed-use building located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The 2,045-square-meter structure includes an 84-square-meter street-facing commercial space and 10 apartments across five floors. The building strives to create not only individual homes, but also a sense of community for families and young professionals. It breathes new life into the burgeoning New Jersey neighborhood. The boutique-sized multifamily housing building is unusual for Jersey City, which has recently become known for its high-rise building developments with smaller living units. 36 Jones Street targets the swathe of families and young professionals looking for New York-style buildings just across the Hudson River. Its walkability and proximit... More

Originally constructed in 1915 and later expanded in 1949, the former Kress Department Store resides in the heart of downtown San Antonio as a contributing structure to the Main & Military Plaza Historic District. Prior to this project, the building had become a shell of its former self, and a stain on a community that is currently on the rise, thanks to private and public investment. Dror Baldinger One of the primary goals of the project was to restore the exterior of facades of the building to their original 1915 character by installing new clerestory windows above the ground floor retail tenant spaces, while also enlarged the storefront glazing area of these spaces as depicted in historical photographs. Dror Baldinger A n... More