In keeping with topography and context, it is through Urban Design that public spaces, such as squares, parks, greens and plazas, and the streets, paths and greenways that connect them are laid out, together forming the armature that is the basis of pedestrian, mixed use and compact neighbourhoods and the communities that then establish themselves there.
The re-design of a 60 acre waterfront site, from a 576 unit canal based CSD, to a 1,678 unit TND
Mid to high density mixed use, as well as lower density residential streets, create a neighbourhood centred around a series of public spaces that front a harbour, canals, basins and the waterfront.
A new 140 acre development, with a mixed-use neighbourhood integrated into the existing town of Markdale, and informed and characterized by the agricultural region that surrounds it.
The re-design of a 75 acre site on a bluff, overlooking Lake Huron. The new design supersedes 4 years of work by the developer, and received wide acceptance and buy in from local residents, neighbourhood groups and munipal politicians and staff.
The design of a 75 acre site on a bluff, overlooking the town of Westport and Upper Rideau Lake beyond. The design provides a second nexus to the existing town, providing multiple housing types and pubic amenities to augment a seasonal town to become both a year round destination, and a place to live year round.
The design and development of a golf course community as a TND
A revision of the initial winning CSD plan to a TND to accommodate 150,000 people
The design and development of an 800 acre TND, of which 400 acres are water and 200 are environmentally sensitive
The design for a mid to high density neighbourhood centre integrated into the surrounding neighbourhood, prepared to counter a developer driven design for a regional retail centre to be built in a neighbourhood retail plaza
The design emphasizes integration into the site, by connecting to the existing residential fabric, linking to the adjacent recreational lands through greenbelts through the property, and minimizing visual impact along the ridge of Beaver Valley by stepping the development back and down to the west of the ridge.
The re-design of a 75 acre sloped site, overlooking Lake Huron. The new TND design supersedes an earlier proposal from 2003 for 30 large lot custom home sites. The new design adheres to the smart growth principles being adopted in Ontario, and takes full advantage of a dynamic site, while offering the adjoining developments and the town of Penetanguishene a series of public spaces, in the form of squares, parks and pathways.
A schematic design on a 55 acre site overlooking Penetang Bay with emphasis placed on connecting to the surrounding residential fabric through roadways, paths and view corridors, and providing the whole community a range of public spaces as destinations in the form of parks, parkettes, squares, plazas and lookouts.
A 8.76 acre mixed residential redevelopment around existing wetland area, primarily catering to the Active Adult and affordable housing market.
