TCA Architects

ASCENT TUCSON

tcaeditor - Aug 09, 2024

Ascent Tucson is a five-story residential wrap designed to foster a vibrant, community-focused living environment. This community will bring 235 residential units with a total of 800 bedrooms, offering a diverse mix of layouts ranging from one-bedroom/one-bathroom to four-bedroom/four-bathroom configurations to meet a variety of lifestyle needs, especially students. At the heart of the building is a spacious internal courtyard, complemented by a rooftop deck with sweeping views toward University of Arizona to the north. With approximately 13,000 square feet of amenity space, the project provides residents with a wide array of shared spaces and experiences designed to promote comfort, connection, and well-being. Architecturally, the design inspiration is influenced by the local climate and landscape, with the architecture reimagined as a modern interpretation of a desert oasis.

NEWPARK PHASE A

tcaeditor - Jun 10, 2024

Phase A, is a 7-story mixed-use wrap of 319 units and approximately 3.5K SF of retail lining the mall entry. This first residential phase of the NewPark Place Specific Plan aims to create a regional destination and vibrant urban place in the City of Newark. The underutilized surface parking of a dark anchor store is replaced with residential mixed-use to support a thriving neighborhood and retail center. A part of TCA’s 42-acre master plan, Phase A serves as a “gateway” for the district and overall NewPark Place Specific Plan, to support a thriving neighborhood and re-power the mall itself as a vital economic engine for the City.

BLU 2

tcaeditor - Jun 10, 2024

Blu phase II is located in Laguna Niguel, approximately 7 miles from the ocean on a major thoroughfare near The Shops at Mission Viejo regional mall, Mission Viejo Hospital, Soka University of America and Saddleback College. For a City that hasn’t seen any new apartment construction in 22 years, TCA worked with The Picerne Group to establish relationships with the City of Laguna Niguel as well as adjacent land and building owners to collaborate on the development of the Blu Podium and Wrap projects, totaling 425 units.

Millennium Mission Valley

TCA Architect - Mar 25, 2024

Millennium Mission Valley is a mixed-use apartment project on a 5.37 Acre site in San Diego, providing 291 residential and 14 shopkeeper units. Fundamental to the design is the connection of pedestrian access to and from the site. The design team held the building edge 20 feet back from the curb and carved out a 4,000 square-foot space for a central public plaza to provide a vibrant, pedestrian-oriented atmosphere. They located the project’s “front door” adjacent to a large public plaza to allow for a sense of arrival shared pedestrian experience. Courtyards offer multiple social areas to allow for a visual interaction with the central retail plaza. The retail awnings and storefronts along the ground level help to reduce the scale of the building along pedestrian frontages while allowing for views into public areas of the building. Architectural elements anchor key corners while punched openings and cantilevered balconies provide relief and texture; working to further break down the scale of the massing.

THE CORE SCOTTSDALE

TCA Architect - Nov 20, 2023

Sunrise Commons is a 282 residential unit community located along Hayden Road on the site of an old vacant automobile dealership in Scottsdale, Arizona. The site was divided in half by the 55 DNL line established by the local Airport Authority. The intent of the project was to rezone the existing Airpark Mixed Use site, to an Airpark Mixed Use Residential classification. The campus provides two uses: a new church facility along the northern side of the 55 DNL line and a residential community along the southern side of the 55 DNL. The campus provides a shared point of access off of Hayden that aligns with North 84th Street. Parking for the residential site was contained to an above grade parking structure that is hidden from view by four levels of residential units. The upper most level of the parking structure contains a pool recreation amenity taking advantage of local views. The fitness, club room and leasing facilities are located within the building with easy access to the pool deck.

TERRENA

TCA Architect - Sep 06, 2023

Located in Northridge, Terrena is the result of reclamation of a derelict retail site located along two major arterials in the San Fernando Valley. The mixed-use community is designed to ignite a previously underutilized block and provide 403 market-rate apartments with restaurant and retail space at the ground floor. Parking is in a “wrap” configuration and provides 726 parking stalls for residents and guests. The design of the overall community features edible landscaping including on site community fruit trees; various vegetable gardens and potted herbs. The property also features a salt water infused pool, spa area and outdoor movie theater. There are multiple outdoor fireplaces with seating areas; barbeques with tables to enjoy meals with friends; and an indoor/outdoor club house that features a demonstration kitchen, billiards and ping pong tables. Other indoor amenities include: a business center with Apple touch screen computers; a conference center for meetings, a sizable athletic center with state of the art fitness equipment; a pet spa to groom pets.

HANOVER WARNER CENTER

tcaeditor - Aug 23, 2023

The greatest challenge of the design was to break down the large mass of the building, stretching across the length of an entire block in Los Angeles, CA. The solution was to create three languages of architecture to respond to the three frontages that define the project’s public edge. Each language is progressively differentiated in scale, reflecting the various characteristics of each street. Starting from the westerly corner, the Variel and Kittridge intersection is designated as an “Activity Node.” Hence, the architectural response creates an Urban Scale, marked by a tower element at the corner, fronting on a public plaza, which spills into an open amenity courtyard. The middle block reflects the “Active Streetfront” that defines Kittridge. The architecture creates a Neighborhood Scale, with a rhythm of stoops and landscaping along the sidewalk to encourage safe and active pedestrian experiences, reminiscent of the rowhouse typology.

Jefferson Monrovia South

tcaeditor - Jun 23, 2023

The client purchased an entitled project and asked TCA to improve upon the original design. The result was a more practical and affordable design for this Transit-Oriented Development, with the overall building layout and design intent maintained or improved. To make the project more efficient and livable, TCA reduced the amount of unique unit plans to pick up units while maintaining the original unit mix and net rentable size. The building elevation was updated for efficiency while following the visual language of the entitled design. The play of horizontal and vertical materials and color applications responded to themes within the entitled drawings and allowed for “motion” to become a part of the buildings’ expression. Wood toned siding was added to bring warmth and character. The new design incorporated additional amenity space, while preserving the unit count and square footage of the project. The two buildings are connected via bridge over the existing road for access to the adjacent train station. Public parking for the train and live/work units are included in the garage.