TCA Architects

BLU

TCA Architect - Jun 05, 2024

Situated on a difficult hill site facing the Oso Creek Channel in the city of Laguna Niguel, the completed podium site rises above the future wrap site allowing for views of the hills of Ladera Ranch to the East. The main courtyards of both buildings, which contain the pool and resident amenity areas, open toward the view. The architecture is contemporary in nature, with pops of accent colors and enhanced materials at building corners and key architectural elements.

ONE UPTOWN NEWPORT

TCA Architect - May 14, 2024

The two buildings front Jamboree Road and act as the first phase and public face of the Uptown Newport Planned Community. Borrowing from the language of beach homes, the architecture is contemporary in nature, using classic “beachside” building materials of painted shingle siding, sand-colored stone, and warm wood accents in a clean and modern fashion. The buildings have iconic corner elements that mark the main entries into the community, and step down in mass where they meet at the center Pedestrian Paseo. This allows for large pool decks that open eastward toward the San Joaquin Marsh, the hills of Turtle Ridge, and provides views of Saddleback Mountains. A pedestrian bridge connects the two pool decks allowing for connection of each sides’ amenity spaces. A retail component is located at the main community entry at Jamboree along Uptown Newport Drive, as well as the leasing offices of both buildings, working to create a connection to the active public environment. Ground-level residential units fronting Uptown Newport Drive have a direct connection to the public sidewalk via patios and stoops, further accentuating the pedestrian nature of the community.

CAMDEN GLENDALE

TCA Architect - Apr 01, 2024

Camden’s Glendale Triangle includes 287 units and 16,500 square feet of retail. The Type III building consists of five levels of wood over retail and mezzanine parking. The blade’s strong architecture statement denotes the entry to the City of Glendale. The triangular shape of the site and neighborhood context also influenced the design. Each facade was addressed by using different scales, massing, and setbacks as well incorporating balconies and live/work lofts where necessary. Similarly, three major surrounding streets respond to varying conditions and contextual opportunities to allow the infill project to expand the neighborhood experience. Camden Glendale achieved GreenPoint Rated Platinum certification.

ONYX

TCA Architect - Mar 20, 2024

Onyx blends traditional building façade design with contemporary colors, materials and an implied kinetic energy through playful fenestration patterns. Colorful glass guardrails reinforce this dynamism and are highlighted with architectural lighting. As an urban infill development, commercial spaces and residential entry lobbies connect the building to the public way, and employ large stone bases to help ground the building and reinforce these connections. A colorful, full-height-glazed building entry at the back of the entry court activates the formal entry, in addition to this South Park, Los Angeles street scene. Floor-to-ceiling storefront glazing at the top floor completes the top of the traditional building façade, and is articulated in contemporary mannerisms throughout.

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

The Residences at Airport Village

tcaeditor - Mar 05, 2024

The Residences at Airport Village is a 6-story 444 units luxury apartment building, with 5 levels of residential apartments over 1 level on-grade parking garage and 1 level of subterranean parking. The project will have units consisting of studios, one-bedrooms, two-bedroom and three-bedroom units. The architectural style is responsive to the context of John Wayne International Airport and the surrounding office and commercial uses, providing materials and colors that respect the surrounding aesthetic while providing a new and distinctive aesthetic to the Newport Beach Airport Area. The courtyard provides two separate experiences: an active club style area with a resort-style pool, spa, and other amenities and a relaxation and wellness focused area with a lap pool, spa, and business center. These two areas are connected with a central covered courtyard amenity space designed to be an outdoor clubroom with entertainment areas, lounge seating, and a bar. In addition to the amenities provided on the podium courtyard, the project provides an amenity stack, this area consists of wellness-focused and entertaining-focused amenities. A connected trail loop system provides pedestrian site access around the site and to the surrounding public streets.

THE ROYCE AT PARK PLACE

TCA Architect - Feb 25, 2024

The Park Place masterplan includes more than 105 acres of office, retail, restaurants, and residential housing in various typologies. The Royce has a unique campus environment with extensive on-site retail, amenity spaces and now, residential living in the city of Irvine. Two separate sites bring a total of 786 apartment homes ranging from studios to 3 bedroom floor plans and offer roof top decks, private pools, fitness facilities and various other community spaces for residents enjoyment.

HANOVER GRAND

TCA Architect - Feb 20, 2024

In the city of Los Angeles, located at the gateway on Grand Avenue from the commercial Banking District into the predominantly residential South Park District, this city block serves as a transitional site to tie these two districts together. At the street level, the residential entry is defined by an atrium court that helps engage the street. The leasing office and residential amenities are all oriented to this court enhancing the pedestrian vitality. Continuing down the street, the colonnade defines the location of live/work units, providing a brief respite from, yet direct link to, the sidewalk. The colonnade then terminates at a gate leading to a final street level experience which is a linear court with residential units and a resident-only outdoor amenity space – back-dropped by a piece of the existing urban fabric. Additional amenities include a fitness facility, clubroom, business center and movie screening room as well as roof top Sun Deck, Wine & Dine Deck and corner Skyline Deck. Materials are used deliberately to reinforce the transitional nature of the site using polished stone (Banking District), wood accents (Residential District) and brick that was salved from the former building on site to respect the history and vitality of the neighborhood.

ALTITUDE

TCA Architect - Feb 05, 2024

Altitude at Howard Hughes is comprised of two separate sites within Howard Hughes Center containing a total of 545 luxurious apartments designed for contemporary living in Los Angeles, CA. The architectural design reflects the aeronautical history of Howard Hughes with sweeping roof forms, canopies which recall airplane wings, and towers of glass at important intersections to establish a campus feel and presence. Each project site contains a full host of amenities, including fitness facilities, lounges, courtyards, business centers, and grand entertainment rooms. Unit types include studios, one bedroom units, and two bedroom units.

2600 TELEGRAPH

tcaeditor - Jan 01, 2024

2600 Telegraph is an 8 story, all-electric apartment community in Oakland’s Arts District. This market-rate community contributes to the much-needed housing in Oakland. The project is a 5-level Type IIIA over 3-levels of Type IA podium. Resident amenities include a hospitality lobby, fitness center, co-working spaces, pet spa, club room, bike storage and repair station, and roof deck overlooking Oakland and San Francisco skyline. To maximize density the project is using two innovative technologies: a Cross Laminate Timber (CLT) floor assembly and Tandem Puzzle Lifts. The CLT floor assembly reduces the floor assembly thickness by 5” allowing the project to achieve 8 levels and stay under the Highrise code and allow a greater clear height in the units. The Tandem puzzle lifts turn 60 tandem parking spaces into 150 spaces that can be directly accessed. The project is targeting LEED Gold equivalency in line with Grosvenor’s ESG guideline.