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North Auburn at Rock Creek

Situated in the Placer County foothills, Mercy North Auburn at Rock Creek offers 79 units of affordable multifamily housing on a 3.7-acre parcel. The project consists of three apartment buildings containing 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units, seven 3-bedroom townhomes, a community clubhouse building, and a laundry/maintenance building. Residents can enjoy many onsite amenities such as Energy-Star appliances in all units, designated bicycle parking, a dog park, outdoor playgrounds, and a BBQ area with green space. Mercy Housing California engaged two local artists, Stan Padilla and Norm Tucker, to create large-scale, permanent art installations to adorn the new community. Tucker’s 18-foot outdoor sculpture entitled Three Feathers sits at the corner of the property. Padilla’s bas-relief mural The Song of the Baskets is the focal point of the community building’s interior. Both pieces echo Indigenous Maidu heritage and the connection between humans and nature.     In response to the growing housing crisis in the Auburn area, Placer County has leased the site for $1 a year to Mercy Housing, in addition to contributing funding from its Housing Trust Fund. Two State of California grants were also utilized to fund the affordable housing development. With financial assistance from the No Place Like Home program, twenty of the seventy-nine units are set aside for those making 30% or below of the Area Median Income. Residents in these units will receive case management from the Placer County Adult System of Care.  

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Southside Cohousing

The Southside Cohousing project involved guiding a group of 25 mixed-income families through the process of developing a medium-density cohousing community. Mogavero Architects’ services included project management as well as architectural design of this unique project, one of the first of its kind in Sacramento. Our project management responsibilities included site and neighborhood evaluation, evaluating government, private construction and financing programs, preparing capital, operating cost estimates and projections, and negotiating all agreements for construction loans and mortgage programs. Mogavero Architects negotiated the selection of a contractor and agreements with the selected builder, and coordinated the other project consultants including attorneys, mortgage brokers and property managers. Architectural design involved a lengthy and detailed community design process as we developed prototype units with groups of households for each unit type. In total, there are 25 units ranging from 1- to 4-bedrooms each. The wood-frame units surround an open space with a children’s play area and the 2600 square feet Commons House, the focal point of the community. Because of its proximity to downtown jobs, automobile use is a fraction of the norm. The community also includes solar photovoltaic panels, organic gardens, storage for 75 bicycles, and a shop with shared tools including those for bicycle repair. Though completed nearly three decades ago, the Southside Cohousing project remains a staple of the Southside Park neighborhood today, with some of the original tenants still occupying their units.

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North Creek Crossings at Meriam Park

North Creek Crossings at Meriam Park is an affordable infill housing development located on Maclovia Avenue in the Chico, CA community. This prominent development provides relief for the city’s expanding population and housing needs following the 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County. The 3-story buildings provide apartment homes to the local workforce, families, seniors, and veterans. The development boasts 160 apartment homes as well as a 3,921 square foot community building, barbecue, picnic areas, and lush green spaces with playground equipment. The property is located near bike trails and shopping centers, including Chico Crossroads, The Village Center, Chico Marketplace, and Bidwell Park. Prominent property features will include solar power and a high efficiency irrigation system. Ranging in size from one to three bedroom, each apartment includes sustainable features, fully equipped kitchens, and laundry facilities. Construction began on the project in late 2021 and is expected to be completed in 2023. Civil Engineer: NorthStar Engineering Group, Inc Landscape Architect: Thomas H Phelps Landscape Architecture General Contractor: Sunseri Construction

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Circle S

Circle S in San Pablo, California is a carefully composed neighborhood plan that provides a diverse mix of affordable and market rate housing, office and retail space, and a childcare facility. This project envisions the creation of a new pedestrian-friendly neighborhood in the heart of San Pablo. The neighborhood plan is carefully composed and provides a diverse mix of affordable and market rate housing, office and retail space and a childcare facility. Through circulation grids and strategically located parks and open spaces, the Plan creates an integrated, cohesive new community. Higher density uses are appropriately placed along San Pablo Avenue and lower density uses lead to the creek, which will be restored into a public park as part of the project. Analysis of the site revealed the importance of several planning elements including street access to San Pablo Boulevard, public access to the creek, views, open space linkages, and adjacencies. The project includes a variety of uses and 368 residential units of a diverse nature as follows: Senior housing apartments, affordable family rental apartments, commercial office/retail shops, market rate modular housing units, and multi-level condominiums. SPECIALIZED APPROACHES Landscape site furniture will consist of high recycled products Plantings will be selected with the intent of reducing water consumption Minimal areas of turf will be strategically employed in the design in keeping with the sustainable landscaping goals A system of bio-swales, curb-cuts and storm water filtration planters will be incorporated along on-site roadways, landscape medians and strategic parts of neighborhood parks to capture runoff from the site, protect Wildcat Creek, and maximize the re-absorption of run-off back into land.

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UC Davis Tercero 4 Student Housing

UC Davis Tercero Student Housing Phase 4 received Silver for the 2019 Best in American Living Awards (BALA) in the Multifamily Student Housing category by The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The 506-bed Tercero 4 Student Housing project, Mogavero’s third housing project on the UC Davis Campus, is comprised of 10 floor communities in three four story buildings in the Tercero District. The building massing recognizes the desire lines from the project toward the center of campus (NE), the “food path” to the Dining Commons (NW) and the connection to the Tercero Quad (W). High activity rooms at the entry emphasize the dynamic quality of entry to the courtyard. The site is organized around five primary elements. Pavilion: The Community Room is treated as a pavilion structure that clearly states its importance for project’s tenants, the Tercero neighborhood and the first time visitor. The one story form provides a look-thru and look-over, exposing layers of the spaces beyond, giving a sense of what lies ahead. Plaza: The main entry to the courtyard will be a very active plaza with comings and goings to the Dining Commons, Tercero Student Services and being flanked by the two highest energy spaces of the project, the Large Meeting Room and the Recreation Room Patio: The large roof overhang and trellis surrounding the Large Meeting Room protects the Patio, providing a space to meet, before and after an event or just on the way to dinner. Porch: The entry to each building is identified by the stack of floor lounges above and a front porch. Slightly elevated from the adjacent landscape the space is defined by surrounding seat walls which provide a place to hang out or just wait to meet your friends. The space is partially covered by the floor lounges above providing protection from the sun and rain for year round use. Park: Signifying the heart of the community, equally accessed from each of the residential entries, the Park provides a patch of green for casual hangout. The only turf area on the project will be irrigated through sub-surface gray water captured from sinks and showers. The building block of the residential floor plans is a cluster of five bedrooms which share a common bathroom. The cluster design includes a clear definition of “porch” space defining each cluster along the hallway. A collection of six clusters forms a floor community which has been carefully planned to reinforce this first level of community within each floor.

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Freedom Park Drive – Specific Plan

Our firm assisted the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency and the North Highlands community in creating preemptive community development strategies in anticipation of the closure of McClellan AFB and in developing post closure land use strategies. The final product, a compilation of community based ideas and sound planning principles was fashioned into a community action plan entitled ‘Vision for North Highlands’. This document has since guided government agencies, organizations and individuals, spurring the formation of the North Highlands Visions Task Force. Subsequent to the Vision Plan, we worked with the community to author a development code, the purpose of which was to create an implementing tool for carrying out the vision, goals, and policies embodied in the Community Plan. The Development Code contains three main components: definitions, a regulating plan, and district guidelines for density, development, site design, streetscape and lighting, signage, and noise.

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Martin Luther King Boulevard Streetscape & Urban Design

This master plan envisions the revitalization of Martin Luther King Boulevard in south Oak Park, a challenged neighborhood with tremendous opportunities. During a 16-month collaborative design process, our team involved members of the community and the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, engaging them in planning for the street’s rebirth. Stakeholders coalesced around the ideas of creating a sustainable, integrated strategy that improves resident quality of life and enhances the character of the streetscape. Work included a survey of existing conditions along with investigations of opportunities and constraints. As ideas emerged and plans evolved, community member input was sought to make sure the design team was on track. Extensive input from stakeholders ended up being included in the plan, which called for undergrounding utilities, widening sidewalks, improved lighting, and installing bus shelters and landscaping. Key intersections were targeted with pedestrian enhancements as well as catalyst development projects identified and vetted by the team.

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Good Project

Good is a high-density residential project in West Sacramento with a site plan that includes 33 single-family detached homes and two duplexes with a mix of two and three-story building types. With ground floor garages, each home has living areas and a balcony on the second level with bedrooms on the ground floor as well as on the second or third floors. Each of the homes has elevated front stoops that are situated along an internal lane similar to the historic alley pattern of the surrounding neighborhood. Unique to this project site are four large oak trees on the southwest corner of the site that have been preserved within an urban park. The park is an asset for the project, but also serves as a front porch to the community. The site has a community garden and open space situated around four heritage oak trees and an urban park. The park serves as a front porch to the community and can be observed by ground floor studios or offices and second floor decks.

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Del Paso Sport Park Complex

This award-winning complex includes four night-lighted diamonds with press boxes and bleachers, with a seating capacity of seven thousand between the four diamonds. It is actively used for regional and national softball tournaments and by local leagues on weeknights. Sycamore trees spaced around the buildings provide an arched canopy offering a cooling oasis from the intense summer sun of the Central Valley. The roof provides deep overhangs to shade the substantial glass frontage and doubles as an outdoor shade area, with outdoor seating for concession customers. The building acts as a highly-visible gateway to the complex from the parking area, and provides office space for the complex manager, a meeting room, a control center for tournaments and a lounge / changing area for umpires. The announcer booths / press boxes were designed as small, two-story structures overlooking each diamond with controls for the individual diamond’s scoreboards, public address and lighting systems. In addition to the playfield area, the project includes a 500-car parking area and a bridge crossing the nearby creek. The concession building was designed as a freestanding restaurant for lease to private operators.

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Vietnam Veterans’ Resource Center

The Vietnam Veterans of California built this resource center to provide support services to the estimated 4,500 veterans throughout Northern California who lack shelter and adequate job skills. The facility provides employment training, placement services, and administrative office space for the agency. A 32-bed residential facility provides on-site housing for homeless veterans transitioning back into society. The entry to the buildings is through the “soldier columns” that lead to an academic court situated between the offices and classrooms. This space leads to the residential wing, where a strong, animated color scheme helps to differentiate the area from the comparatively staid colors of the classrooms and administrative area. The design places emphasis upon a therapeutic environment for the residence with natural lighting and energy systems and sociability privacy enhancements. The natural lighting and open design of the dining area off the kitchen, brings the positive vibrance of the courtyards indoors. Classrooms and residence facilities work together to provide the kind of atmosphere most conducive to learning and reinforcement. The communal gathering spaces lead to the curved, glassed hallway which opens onto and embraces a park-like recreation area. The hallway’s gentle curvature is aesthetically pleasing and enhances the sense of privacy for residents of the dormitory. Additional site improvements include an outdoor recreation area, working garden, landscaped communal area, and a thirty-four-space parking lot. There is also an on-site swale which detains excess water from the back of the site and parking lot and cleans the run off prior to it entering the underground drainage system.