With daily and nightly activity provided by the surrounding townhomes, the design challenge was to create a pedestrian friendly, village atmosphere that would result in a place in which people want to be. This meant responding to human scale as well as providing features of visual and tactile interest.

The varied facades give the retail space a small shop appearance. In addition, multiple materials were used to exhibit different colors and textures, further bringing down the scale, while adding interest and identity to each shop.

During Master Planning the critical design decisions were driven by the necessity of achieving a viable mix of commercial and resi- dential properties while balancing the desire to maintain a village atmosphere. As a result, residential townhomes were placed in an ‘L’ shape around the retail space to maximize both the residential density and the available commercial space. Also provided in the design were assorted outdoor venues and village greens that could be shared, as well as space solely for the use of residents.

This preliminary rendering was created in support of advanced marketing mater- ials.