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Olivewood Village

 LOCATION: Pasadena, California
CLIENT: Mill Creek Development
SCOPE: Entitlements through Design Development
COST: TBD
COMPLETION: 2019

these buildings house a variety of uses and provide a rich palette of scales and a sophisticated urban design strategy

Carefully negotiating a patchwork urban context that has an eclectic mix of architectural styles, Olivewood Village consists of multiple infill structures located on several adjacent sites. The project is organized around three separate building areas with distinct identities. Complementing each other functionally and aesthetically, these buildings house a variety of uses and provide a rich palette of scales and a sophisticated urban design strategy, which includes preserving views of the beautiful Pasadena City Hall dome. 

The infill project ties together the fragmented local streetscape through a focus on useable outdoor space, creating multiple interior courts, passages, and paseos. These spaces, both at street level and on rooftops, produce a unique living, working, and dining experiences that further enhances the urban character and quality-of-life experience of Pasadena.