Commons District design visualization

Commons District

A district organized around the life between its buildings.

Design visualization

Start with the shared ground.

Commons District connects development parcels through a coherent structure of streets, public space, landscape, and infrastructure. Commercial uses, homes, and civic amenities belong within a spatial strategy that gives each part a useful relationship with the rest.

  • Public realm

    Streets, squares, and landscape form the shared structure of the plan.

  • Parcels

    Land use and development envelopes connect to infrastructure.

  • Phasing

    The delivery sequence follows access, services, and the investment brief.

Commons District design visualization
Design visualization

Make each phase a place.

The plan connects density, land use, movement, and utilities with a sequence of development. The first phase can have its own identity and daily life while preserving the connections needed for the larger district to grow around it.

Size and specification.

Reference project sizes and design briefs. Final scope, measurements, interfaces, and deliverables are agreed with the client.

Commons District — reference specification
SpecificationNeighborhood districtConnected districtLarge-scale district
Reference planning area25 hectares75 hectares150 hectares
Brief basisProposed commission envelopeProposed commission envelopeProposed commission envelope
Deliverable scaleClient- and site-specific design packagesClient- and site-specific design packagesClient- and site-specific design packages

Commission stage

Brief and spatial strategy · Design development · Coordinated design packages

Project context

New development · Expansion of an existing site · Portfolio or multiple sites

Related programs.

Explore the design, the reference specification, and the configuration for each program.

Enterprise District design visualization

Enterprise District

A connected district for businesses at different scales.

Planning brief: Employment district and shared infrastructure

Give your ambition a place.

Bring us the site, the ambition, and the constraints. We turn them into a spatial strategy, a building program, and a coordinated design brief.