TCA Architects

Burbank Boulevard Senior Housing

tcaeditor - Oct 04, 2024

TCA redesigned Burbank Boulevard Senior Housing from an existing entitlement. The project provides much needed affordable housing to senior citizens. Small unit sizes maximize the capacity of the project, thereby providing a higher rate of housing. The compact units provide accommodation for single senior occupants, complete with individual kitchen and bathing facilities. Additional common amenity spaces provide recreational uses for the residents. Furthermore, laundry facility along with an office space is provided at every level to accommodate the residents of said level. The site is surrounded by low density multi-family housing to the East, West and North, and single family homes share the rear yard boundary to the South. The proposed setback and street dedication places the new building consistently along the prevailing setback line along Burbank Boulevard. Within walking distance are neighborhood amenities, such as a supermarket, a pharmacy, a bank, and restaurants. Public transportation by way of bus lines run along Burbank Boulevard and Van Nuys Boulevard. The project complies with all applicable access standards.

Residences at Northridge

tcaeditor - Oct 02, 2024

A 5-story wrap project that brings 350 apartments to a mall site. This is the first phase in a master plan to revitalize a shopping center by adding residential and community areas to create a mixed-use destination. Phase I replaces underused mall parking with a residential building adjacent to a new pedestrian paseo that will link to a new central park. The building’s amenities include three courtyards and a roof deck for residents. The garage facade becomes an artistic feature that edges the paseo to contribute to the vibrant site context.

Veterans Village at San Antonio Drive

tcaeditor - Oct 01, 2024

Veterans Villas at San Antonio Drive provides much needed housing for 59 families in a combination of 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, and 3 bedroom units. 20 of the units are set aside for homeless veterans and their families solely. In addition, there is a unit strictly dedicated for an on-site property manager. Combination of indoor and outdoor community areas are provided for the residents, including play areas for children of various ages. The large outdoor courtyard is designed adjacent to the indoor community room and laundry room to provide supervision of the children. On site offices are located on the ground floor for operating staff, dedicating their time to help the veterans and their families. The site is surrounded by single family homes to the west and south of the project. The taller portion of the building is strategically located to respect the privacy of these neighboring single family homes. The project complies with all applicable accessible standards.

The Residences at Airport Village

tcaeditor - Aug 11, 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.

Evermont

tcaeditor - May 16, 2024

Evermont is a TOD mixed use development, with 118 family affordable units, and 62 homeless supportive senior units, above 50,000 sf of ground level retail and restaurants, along with a metro on-site job training office, and residential health services. The project is located near transit for ease of commute, and in a neighborhood with a strong need for housing in South Los Angeles. The multi-generation living, along with community service retail and restaurants, help to create a vibrant and safe community within the neighborhood. At the ground level, the retail and restaurants fronts onto a public pedestrian plaza, which becomes an active community gathering space for the neighborhood. The plaza has a much wider presence along Vermont Ave assisting with articulating the long urban edge while maintaining connection to the boarding school, the 6,000 SF restaurant fronting the garage and the retail anchor. Evermont’s façade is planar with strategic ‘carve-outs’ to allow for light into interior courtyards and provide an opportunity for a material and massing break. The adjacent parking structure will be 5 stories in height to allow for retail/grocer parking, school parking as well as Metro facility parking.

LATERRA DEL REY

tcaeditor - May 13, 2024

LaTerra Del Rey brings 210 units in a 6-story California Coastal modern style Type III Wrap to Marina Del Rey. The 2.83 acre site, within the Glencoe Maxella Specific Plan, previously held office space. The project will have a mix of Studios, 1, 2, and 3-Bedroom units. A density bonus was achieved with the inclusion of 18 affordable apartments for very low-income households. LaTerra Del Rey will have approximately 24,000 SF of indoor and outdoor amenities including a 13,000 SF Sky Deck.

Bloom South Coast Metro

tcaeditor - Dec 22, 2023

In the midst of the Segerstrom Arts Center, Bloom South Coast is a 5-story development on over 3.5 acres with all residences enjoying a private balcony and luxury amenities such as two roof- top decks, a sparkling pool and spa, and a co-working lounge with private offices. The goal was to build open social spaces so residents can come together and connect with their neighbors. Planting its roots in the South Coast Metro District on Sunflower Ave., this stylish yet down-to-earth 226-unit project energizes the surrounding area with a fresh burst of modern design and serves as the gateway to South Santa Ana. The California contemporary style building has wrap-around parking, a mix of facade colors and styles, and setbacks for apartment balconies. A playful mural faces the neighboring elementary school in a celebration of art. Bloom is a great example of an under-utilized property redeveloped to serve the surrounding community.

AERO CROSSING

tcaeditor - Dec 22, 2023

Burbank Aero Crossings is located within the City of Burbank’s primary commercial, employment and transit district, transforming the 8+ acre former Fry’s Electronics store into a thriving residential and mixed-use community. The development consists of two 7-story buildings totaling 862 units (5 of which are live-work units and 9 of which are townhouses) and 9,700 SF of retail. The first residential building has 412 units, the second 450 units. Both have multiple courtyards, amenities, retail space at grade, and a sky deck located on the 6th story of their parking garages. The project is located immediately adjacent to both the Hollywood Burbank Metrolink Station and the Hollywood Burbank Airport. TCA took over as Architect of Record for the entitled project and redesigned and re-entitled the project. Design changes included enhancing the ground level experience by making wider courtyards, increasing dedicated pedestrian access, and combining isolated retail into one program. The project is targeting LEED Gold.

Homecoming at the Resort

tcaeditor - Dec 21, 2023

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.