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Mixed Use Development Design

1. Introduction 2. Site design 3. Street to front door 4. Outdoor spaces 5. Accommodating Cars 6. The Building
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 Topography
  • 2.3 Ecology and habitats
    • 2.3.1 Water sensitive design
  • 2.4 Connectivity
    • 2.4.1 Active design
    • 2.4.2 Integrating access and parking
  • 2.5 Diversify use and activity
    • 2.5.1 Mixed use and reverse sensitivity
    • 2.5.2 Getting mix of uses right
    • 2.5.3 Locating 'buffers'
    • 2.5.4 Locating outdoor spaces
    • 2.5.5 Choosing your uses
  • 2.6 Relate to urban structure
  • 2.7 Respond to built form
    • 2.7.1 Street setbacks and layouts
    • 2.7.2 Neighbourly privacy
    • 2.7.3 Sunlight, daylight and shadowing
  • 2.8 Cultural landscapes
  • 2.9 Safety and security
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Create a positive street edge
  • 3.3 Front boundary treatments
  • 3.4 Safety, activity and privacy
  • 3.5 Verandahs
  • 3.6 Defining the entrance
  • 3.7 Planting and landscaping
  • 3.8 Lighting
  • 3.9 Signage
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Balconies
  • 4.3 Communal outdoor spaces
  • 4.4 Service areas
  • 4.5 Landscape design
  • 4.6 Stormwater management
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Types of parking
    • 5.2.1 Underground parking
    • 5.2.2 Semi-basement
    • 5.2.3 Undercroft parking
    • 5.2.4 Ground floor parking
    • 5.2.5 Surface parking
    • 5.2.6 Above ground parking
    • 5.2.7 Multi-storey carparking
    • 5.2.8 Multi-storey sleeved parking
    • 5.2.9 Mechanised parking
  • 5.3 Access and wayfinding
    • 5.3.1 Car park approach and entrance
    • 5.3.2 Pedestrian access and legibility
    • 5.3.3 Signage and wayfinding
  • 5.4 Layout and configuration
    • 5.4.1 Parking building design
    • 5.4.2 Parking angles
    • 5.4.3 Structural configuration
  • 5.5 Facade design and screening
    • 5.5.1 Design Responses
    • 5.5.2 Weather-tightness and ventilation
  • 5.6 Landscaping
    • 5.6.1 Soft landscaping
    • 5.6.2 Hard landscaping
  • 5.7 Safety and Security
    • 5.7.1 Lighting
    • 5.7.2 Visibility
    • 5.7.3 Security of cars and patrons
  • 5.8 Utilities and storage
    • 5.8.1 Servicing and bin storage/collection
    • 5.8.2 Storage
  • 5.9 Bicycle parking
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Mixed use configurations
    • 6.2.1 Vertical mixed use
    • 6.2.2 Horizontal mixed use
    • 6.2.3 Courtyard developments
    • 6.2.4 Corner sites
    • 6.2.5 Adaptive re-use
  • 6.3 Building form
    • 6.3.1 Massing, height and placement
    • 6.3.2 Floor-to-ceiling heights
    • 6.3.3 Building depth
  • 6.4 Safe and easy access
    • 6.4.1 Building entrances
    • 6.4.2 Pedestrian circulation & accessibility
    • 6.4.3 Navigation and signage
    • 6.4.4 Designing for physical activity
  • 6.5 Facade design
  • 6.6 Building performance
    • 6.6.1 Building envelope
    • 6.6.2 Solar design
    • 6.6.3 Ventilation
    • 6.6.4 Water sensitive design
    • 6.6.5 Construction waste
    • 6.6.6 Material selection
    • 6.6.7 Management and maintenance

Case Studies

  • 3333 Main, Vancouver
  • 3333 Main, Vancouver
  • Berenger Apartments, Portland
  • Berenger Apartments, Portland
  • Capers Building
  • Capers Building
  • Collection 45, Vancouver
  • Collection 45, Vancouver
  • Cross Roads, Vancouver
  • Cross Roads, Vancouver
  • Drake Street
  • Drake Street
  • Enso
  • Enso
  • North Main Village
  • North Main Village
  • On Que
  • On Que
  • Peirmont and Monument Apartments
  • Peirmont and Monument Apartments
  • The Wellington
  • The Wellington
  • Tupelo Alley, Portland
  • Tupelo Alley, Portland

    Berenger Apartments, Portland

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    Overview

    A four storey mixed use building in a peripheral location in the Portland region, responding to planning and zoning  incentives to develop transit-oriented development with walkable distances of the town centre and rail station.

    Project Summary

    Project Summary

    Located on the corner of NE 3rd Street and NE Hood Ave, Gresham, Portland, the ground floor retail units have street access on to both street frontages, with apartment access via a lobby on NE 3rd Street. The building is an L-shape wrapping around the site at the street intersections, and facing either south or east with good solar orientation). 

    The building is four stories in height and is constructed of a wood frame over a concrete slab-on-grade. The project consists of ground-floor retail, "tuck-under" parking, 30 dwelling units, and a green roof. Of those 30 dwelling units, the second-story floor plan is particularly unique where each unit has a large floor plan with a loft. There is a mixture of residential apartments on each arranged in back to back design with access via a central corridor. The 3-bedroom apartments occupy the corner location of the building. All apartments have direct access from the principal spaces to sizeable balconies. The apartments face onto NE 3rd Street and NE Hood Ave (being south facing) and have views over the street, to the adjacent park (Greshan Plaza) and out towards the Mt Hood in the distance. The facing the back of the building have views over the adjacent residential areas. 

    The development is within walking distance (200 m) of the Gresham Town Centres and the local Trimet light rail station (400m), which provides direct access to Portland CBD and beyond. The local Trimet station also has a bus interchange facility which provides access to locations sin the wider Portland area.  

    The Gresham Town Centre has a range of local services, including retail shopping opportunities, supermarkets, cafes/restaurants and professional and civic services. The car parking, loading arrangement for the ground retail units and rubbish collection areas are located at the rear of the building at ground level, with access via a service lane. ​ ​

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