TCA Architects

Agate at Palm Desert

tcaeditor - Oct 01, 2025

Agate at Palm Desert is a garden style 3-story walk-up affordable housing project. 150 units are provided within 8 buildings of two types 12-plex and 23-plex. Each building includes ground floor units with generous covered private patios and the upper levels of central stairways. In addition, a central laundry facility is provided on the ground floor of building #4 to serve the community. The site is entered from Gerald Ford Drive through a vehicular entry with desert landscaping and enhanced paving. Site visitors are greeted with the standalone recreation building containing the leasing offices, mailroom, maintenance area, resident lounge, and resident services. Continuing from the rec building, the resident parking is provided on a continuous looped road, providing easy access to the apartment buildings and creating a buffer zone from the surrounding single family communities and the 10 freeway. The project proposes a parking ratio of 1.8 stalls/unit for a total of 270 parking stalls. Of the provided parking, 150 spaces are provided at carports.

Homecoming at the Resort

tcaeditor - Oct 15, 2024

A multifamily project with 650 units within a larger master plan that connects a Metrolink station and a Transit Oriented Development to the site. A combination of multiple types of rental product, townhomes, stacked flats, duet’s and live work create a unique community. The varied building types and broad palette of architectural styles, which include both contemporary and neo-traditional vernaculars, create distinctive street scenes seamlessly blending into The Resort master plan while feeling like a collection of smaller neighborhoods within the development. Parking is hidden from the main drives with architecture and differing products creating an intimate street scene. Pedestrian paseos create links to open spaces, pocket parks and the recreation area. The pedestrian links have been aligned with surrounding communities to connect a greater concept.

Original design by KTGY, with design modifications and Architect of Record services by TCA.

AMPLIFI

tcaeditor - Sep 29, 2024

AmpliFi is designed to address three distinct edge conditions surrounding the property; while grounding the aesthetic in Fullerton’s history. With close proximity of the Fullerton Station rail line, AmpliFi emphasizes transit-oriented, urban, walkable edges. To reflect the city’s namesake (the city is named after the man that brought the train to the City) the project draws inspiration of locomotion into the design narrative by incorporating a box car theme that moves along Commonwealth Avenue. The moving box car pattern transitions around the corner and becomes more residential as it moves onto Chestnut Place and Williamson Avenue. Architecture is minimized on these streets, while courtyards and open space are maximized to create a more residential scaled edge. The rail line edge highlights the ramp of our parking garage in two large angled frames that displays the movement of the automobile alongside the movement of the train.

Memorial Care San Clemente

tcaeditor - Sep 27, 2024

THE ASHER

tcaeditor - Aug 15, 2024

The Asher is comprised of two residential buildings on a 12.6 acre site, divided by a Linear Green which serves as a publicly-accessible, park like space in the city of Fremont. The Linear Green joins with the East Greenway, which is a pedestrian link between Litchfield and Walnut Ave; and fosters a safe connection for the neighborhood. The design allows the dwellings to front existing neighborhood streets; activating the surrounding neighborhood and providing a defined street edge. The architectural motif was to ground the style within the context of Fremont’s history and existing vernacular. Mid-century modern architectural style speaks to the City’s formation in 1956.

Interiors by: Rodrigo Vargas Design

Placentia Veterans Village

tcaeditor - Jul 30, 2024

The Placentia Veterans Village, offers 50 furnished apartment homes to low-income and disabled veterans residing in Orange County, including a designated manager’s unit. These veterans have access to a range of on-site services, including comprehensive, individualized case management and service coordination to connect with education, employment, healthcare, benefits assistance, legal assistance, and family reunification services.

Located on 3.66 acres of unimproved land in an industrial/commercial corridor of Placentia, the development enhances the quality of life in the area while helping to meet the need for affordable housing for veterans.

The Placentia Veterans Village apartment project is designed in a traditional Craftsman style using simple expressive forms and articulated massing to create an environment that is both comfortable and familiar. The one and two bedroom residences offer amenities such as indoor and outdoor community spaces, elevators, private terraces and laundry rooms. The project also provides a private community garden along with ample green space for the residences. The development is designed to achieve LEED Gold certification, utilizing energy efficient design principles and building materials.

Funding for the project comes from a variety of sources, including a federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit, California Proposition 41, a conventional mortgage (relying on a HUD VASH subsidy), Project Based HUD VASH and/or Project Based Section 8 – Orange County Housing Authority, and a pending City of Placentia Development Impact Fee Deferral.

BALDWIN ROSE

tcaeditor - Jul 15, 2024

Baldwin Rose is a veterans housing project that brings 54 units of critically needed affordable housing to low-income veterans and their families residing in the San Gabriel Valley. Of the 54 units, 32 are designated for low-income veterans and their families, and 22 are specifically for homeless veterans. 19 units are fully accessible for persons living with disabilities. The project also includes one onsite manager’s unit.

Designed in a Craftsman style using composite shingle roofing, fiber cement lap siding, stone, and wrap around porches, the dual-site project is designed to create a strong sense of place and a feeling of security, without being isolated from the neighborhood at large. The buildings are organized and oriented to front the main artery (Baldwin Ave) creating a pedestrian-friendly environment. The units are arranged in a series of “row houses” that collectively integrate the project within the surrounding community of single-family homes and every unit comes with a large private patio or deck.

The main “campus,” located on the East building, provides residents of all ages with ample outdoor space, including a tot lot, landscaped sitting areas and edible gardens. There is also a large community room for recreational activities.

The project is designed for LEED Gold and was built in accordance with ENERGY STAR Homes version 3 guidelines. Sustainability measures include a graywater irrigation system, and solar hot water, among others.

The City of El Monte will be transferring property rights to the site and is also providing financing in the form of a low-interest loan over a period of 55 years. Funding was also provided through NOFA and TCAC.

ANTON LADERA

TCA Architect - Jun 30, 2024

Anton Ladera responds to the growing population of the Bay Area tech cities in Mountain View, CA. The community contains 144 apartment units in four residential levels over two below-grade levels of garage. The podium style building is oriented around two courtyards; which open onto a heavily amenitized ground floor including the leasing office, club room, fitness center, bicycle repair, lounge. Tenants also enjoy access to two-podium courtyards, pool/spas, BBQs, private resident patios, a dog park, game lawns and roof deck.

Homecoming at the Preserve

tcaeditor - Apr 13, 2024

Homecoming at the Preserve is a 26.7 acre community that offers luxury living in California Spanish style apartments and townhomes. The extensive amenities program includes two expansive clubhouses with features such as interactive and social game rooms, comfortable resident lounges, 24-hour fitness center with Yoga Studio, resident gourmet kitchens to entertain in, learning centers, cyber cafes with wi-fi, beach entry pool, community garden, and dog park.

Original design and entitlement by KTGY, with Architect of Record services by TCA.

BOARDWALK

TCA Architect - Feb 20, 2024

The Boardwalk is a mixed-use community that fulfills the City of Huntington Beach’s goal to connect several disparate parts of the community surrounding its developing Town Center in a new walkable neighborhood. The 12-acre site replaces a defunct Levitz furniture warehouse and parking lot with 487 market rate and affordable apartments as well as 14,500 square feet of commercial space. TCA worked with Huntington Beach City staff and the newly adopted Beach Edinger Corridors Specific Plan to introduce pedestrian-oriented streets, a public park, and retail plazas to the infill site. The Boardwalk was TCA’s first High-DEF product designed to maximize efficiency, lower construction cost, and separate parking garages as well as courts from the pedestrian-oriented streets. The custom-designed all wood-framed mixed-use buildings supports the City’s regional mobility goals by placing unique urban living near existing office, retail, and public transportation. The Boardwalk is a LEED Silver-certified project.