TCA Architects

ANTON LADERA

TCA Architect - Jul 18, 2023

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.

BLU

TCA Architect - Jul 15, 2023

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.

BALDWIN ROSE

tcaeditor - Jul 14, 2023

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.

ONE UPTOWN NEWPORT

TCA Architect - Jul 13, 2023

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.

NEPTUNE MARINA

TCA Architect - Jul 12, 2023

In the city of Marina del Rey, Neptune Marina is inspired by the era of mid-century modern design. The design of Neptune Marina reflects the same timeless quality, clean simplicity, and integration with nature as the mid-century style is known for. The form giving influence of the project is derived from an architectural expression of post and beam with ample windows, open floor plans, and desire to bring the outdoors in. The architecture presents a disciplined use of material that integrates texture, stone accents, and natural color palette with the addition of a modest yet playful splash of color. A conscious effort was made to synthesize vernacular tradition with a modern language to create architecture firmly rooted in its own place and time. Symbolic forms and icons are borrowed from the past, and re-arranged in striking new compositions. The goal is not to attempt to change the course of a culture nor to produce stylistic replicas of a time past, but rather to fuse the current social realities and cultural expressions with the physical experiences of the site’s history.

AMLI MDR

TCA Architect - Jul 09, 2023

Responding to site context and creating a strong link between the buildings and the community was among the top priorities during the planning stages of AMLI-MDR, located harborside in Marina del Rey, CA. Influenced by the scenery of the marina, the design drew inspiration from an image of a boathouse. Simple shed roof with exposed rafters and wall cladding composed of sidings, plaster and stone materials create a sublime visual nautical theme. Large corner windows and open rail balcony blurs the line between indoor and outdoor. Ultimately, the design is about living close to the water where people experience their surroundings – the sound of the water, the breeze of the sea and saltwater air. The 10.4 acre site will be developed as a 585 unit mixed-use apartment project configured in 6 separate buildings. Each of the buildings contain a lobby on the promenade with an elevator, club house, and amenity space such as a dog wash or bike shop. Some buildings will either have a roof top deck or landscaped garden. The property will also feature pool areas, fireplace structures, monument walls, trellises, plazas and promenades.

HANOVER NORTHGATE

TCA Architect - Jul 03, 2023

Hanover Northgate is a 7 story mixed-use project of 225 apartments and a total of 22,000 SQ FT of ground floor retail in Oakland, CA. In keeping with the Broadway-Valdez Design Guidelines, the design of the building breaks the building mid-block, coinciding with the main building entry. Variation in color, material and façade rhythm between the north and south halves of the building help accentuate this break. The building follows the curved lot line as it faces 27th Street, and presents a unique set of gestures and materials at this location to highlight this important corner. There are numerous changes of plane, balconies and other projections that add visual interest throughout all faces of the building. High quality exterior materials are used, including stone, brick, glass, metal wall panels, and cement plaster. Resident amenities include lobby, mail room, fitness room, bike parking, dog grooming, and clubhouse, along with three courtyards at the second level of the building.

HANOVER BROADWAY

TCA Architect - Jul 01, 2023

Hanover Broadway is a seven-story mixed use residential and commercial project that consists of 254 apartments. There is 33,100 SF of ground floor retail on Broadway and an additional 3,900 SF of restaurant space facing a new plaza at 27th and Valdez. Resident amenities include fitness facility, bike parking, dog grooming, clubhouse, and a rooftop deck with barbecues and expansive views of Oakland and the East Bay. Exterior materials include stone, brick, glass, cementitious wall panels, and cement plaster. The design of the building includes changes of plane, shadow lines, balconies and other projections, subtle color and material changes and other architectural elements.

Cadence

TCA Staff - Jun 29, 2023

Cadence is a combination of two, 7-story residential buildings in the heart of South San Francisco, adjacent to a high-traffic Caltrain station. Originally, an additional 6-story residential building was planned on a third parcel. The project serves as a gateway to the city’s downtown and as an icon from the freeway. Designed to attract nearby tech workers, the project takes its inspiration from both the city’s manufacturing past and its future by creating a design that is modern industrial and chic. One of the main challenges in the design was creating three buildings that relate to each other, but are not repetitive and do not overwhelm the scale of nearby buildings. The solution was to make each building unique, while interweaving shared elements and material, to give a feeling of continuity. This cohesive design unites the project as a whole and creates a diversity that breaks down the scale of the entire project.

AVALON PUBLIC MARKET PARCEL D

TCA Architect - Jun 27, 2023

Parcel D sits at the nexus of three zones, and the building design reflects these zones through variation in mass, window patterning, scale, and material. The building marks the nothern terminus of the Public Market retail heart and its main entrance helps define a small public plaza across the way. The solid rectangular mass with distinct window patterning sets this corner off from the rest of the development, and its color ties back to the brick hues of the Market. Along Shellmond, the building takes its cues from the industrial buildings across the way via larger scale of horizontally oriented openings. Entries are placed in strategic locations to further engage with the surroundings.