Judges' Comments
- N/A
Project Data:
Completion Date: 5/5/2017
Square Footage: 59500
Building Use: Senior Housing
Location: Playa Vista, CA
Project Description:
This new affordable seniors development comprises an 83-unit, tax credit community located in the heart of the Playa Vista masterplanned community. Designed for independent seniors 62 and over, amenities include a spacious community room, computer room, and landscaped gardens with outdoor lounge, barbecue area and spa. Residents also enjoy access to a state-of-the-art fitness center, laundry facilities, and secured entry with intercom. The property features one and two bedroom units as well as onsite management and maintenance staff. Residents can also take advantage of the amenities the Playa Vista community offers including two resident clubs, parks, a library, grocery and retail shopping, movie theater, the metro and a convenient shuttle service.
The buildings design utilized a contemporary architectural language to blend with the surrounding urban fabric of the Playa Vista community. The exteriors are crafted with a play of transparency and warm solid mass, creating an appropriate scale to the neighboring buildings. The use of modern details and materials in warm hues create a distict urban residential character. The building has a strong sense of arrival from the main community artery with a modern clock tower that welcomes residents and visitors and acts as a community landmark.
C.O.T.E. | Committee on the Environment
Submitted By: |
MVE + Partners, Inc. |
Design Architect: |
MVE + Partners, Inc. |
Associate Architect or Firm: |
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Landscape Architect: |
MJS Design Group |
Owner / Developer: |
Thomas Safran & Associates |
Engineer: |
Englekirk (Structural) Fine Line Systems (Civil) Wright Engineers (MEP) Veneklasen & Associates (Acoustical) Butsko Utility Design (Utilities) |
General Contractor: |
Dreyfuss Construction |
Consultant: |
Wendy Weiner Interior Design (Interiors) Methane Specialists (Methane) |
Photographer: |
Alexander Vertikoff Photography Costea Photography W Architectural Photography |
The Woods at Playa Vista
Category
Residential Planned Development