Community design

Community Design is special practice for us. It allows us to work with a collective vision while understanding conditions 'on the ground'.  Community Design is an interdisciplinary part of our practice that allows us to solve larger scale problems with our Architecture, Landscape and Planning skills. We produce Vision Plans, Master Plans, Historic Preservation Plans and Landscape Plans. We consult on a range of public projects from the Neighborhood & Village to Urban scale. Our clients have been Municipalities, Developers, Social Service agencies, Community Organizations, Regional Planning Organizations & Historic Commissions.  We facilitate community meetings to engage the public in the planning design process.  Input from a community allows us to develop design criteria for public projects before the engineering or construction phase.   This work is collaborative yet we offer the necessary leadership and comprehensive design insight for a successful project.
 
We specialize in Resilient & Sustainable Design (LEED AP in Green Design) and work with communities that have been challenged by floods, affordable housing, Storm Sandy, Superfund sites and need for re-development.

Click on the links below to read more about our Community Design work

Faith-based Organizations

  • Fisherman's Mark: based in Lambertville, NJ commissioned this  Neighborhood Master Plan for Housing and Services
  • Habitat for Humanity: Master Plan and Housing Design for Trenton, NJ

Regional Planning Organizations

  • Plan Smart NJ (formerly MSM Regional Council): Vision Committee Regional Planning report & plan
  • NJ Future: Suburban Redevelopment Forum

Social Service Organizations

  • Communal Village, Monmouth Housing Alliance : Master Plan and Housing Design for social service agency
  • HomeFront: Planning and architectural interventions for daycare facilities serving homeless children

Developers

  • Paterson Renaissance Organization (PRO): Design of Neighborhood Infrastructure for Adaptive Reuse of Historic Mills in Paterson, NJ
  • PLATT Development: Custom designed infill housing for established Historic Districts and Communities

Municipalities

  • Rocky Hill, NJ : Design of community space, events and resources, RH Traffic Calming Plan & Historic Preservation Publication
  • Manville, NJ : Redevelopment concepts for Superfund site
  • Somerset County, NJ Office of Planning

Grass Roots Organizations

  • Wayne Township Historical Commission: Nellis House adaptive reuse and preservation Master Plan
  • Citizens for Responsible Growth: Historic District alternative development plan