Judges' Comments
- N/A
Project Data:
Completion Date: 7/1/2019
Square Footage: 23060
Building Use: Residential Community Recreational Center serving 1,150 residential units.
Location: Palm Springs, CA
Project Description:
CHALLENGE:
The architect was challenged to salvage this 300-acre property that was originally entitled as a 1,150-unit golf course community, prior to the housing crisis of 2007. In the wake of a collapsed housing market and a worsening California drought, a new way to distinguish the community in the market and address water-consumption issues was necessary to preserve the project’s viability. The project called for a community vision supported by a state-of-the-art amenity center that would embrace the local modernist architectural heritage of Palm Springs and establish a standard of excellence that future residences within the community would aspire to.
CONCEPT:
The creative solution was to stitch together a community connected to and focused on the environment by centering it about a health-oriented, sustainable, agriculturally-based amenity. The community amenity center serves as the hub of the community, providing opportunities for social connections in a variety of settings, an assortment of health and fitness options, as well as, gourmet experiences oriented around products cultivated on-site. Organized as a modernist collection of pavilion-like structures, the facility is oriented to take advantage of both the prevailing ocean breezes and soaring mountain views of San Jacinto. The program includes: a clubroom, lounge/cafe, fitness center, fitness classroom, dining pavilion and state-of-the-art demonstration kitchen, conference room, as well as, administrative offices for event programming staff. The community masterplan boasts an orchard of over 7,000 olive trees, (4) social gardens, (4) community herb gardens, as well as, (5) miles of walking trails, (3) dog parks and (13) fitness stations, in (97) acres of open space.
SUSTAINABILITY:
The amenity center showcases both an intrinsic and visible sustainable quotient, exceeding Title-24 requirements by 17%, through the use of a high-efficiency building envelope and building systems including; Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) units for thermal comfort, natural and mixed-mode ventilation systems and an extensive photo-voltaic array, a portion of which is featured at the central entrance canopy.
C.O.T.E. | Committee on the Environment
Submitted By: |
Robert Hidey Architects |
Design Architect: |
Robert Hidey Architects |
Associate Architect or Firm: |
N/A |
Landscape Architect: |
Landscape Architect: C2 Collaborative |
Owner / Developer: |
Freehold Communities |
Engineer: |
Structural Engineer: DCSE Associates Mechanical Engineer: GLUMAC Electrical Engineer: GLUMAC Plumbing Engineer: GLUMAC |
General Contractor: |
General Contractor: TBD |
Consultant: |
Interior Designer: Moore Ruble Yudell |
Photographer: |
N/A |
Miralon Recreation Center
Category
Commercial