Housing clusters

An industrial zone spans the entrance portal of the City of Woodland, CA. New market rate multifamily, affordable housing and retail is proposed in a mixed-use development to revitalize this city's urban edge. The thirteen acre triangular site is bound by cargo train tracks on two sides, permitting access from an adjacent arterial street as a challenging constraint. The proposed housing clusters explore the potential of courtyards as connectors and separators, countering the impact of surrounding large-scale industries. Environmental sustainability, resource conservation, passive solar design and storm water management are incorporated in the design concept.