Master planning

Prestige Falcon City is designed around the concept of a 'Walkable Neighbourhood' which places importance on pedestrian spaces. The development comprises of residential towers, office spaces, retail areas, schools, a music academy, a club house and other facilities spread across 51 acres, mimicking the layout of a city. The site constraints were addressed with thoughtful design interventions that adhered to the revised master plan and national building codes. The aim was to create an environment that fosters active, iconic, valuable, and sustainable communities. By minimizing ground coverage, the distinctive arrangement of the residential towers results in expansive landscaped communities and open areas. The cross-shaped architecture of th... More

The Essex Crossing Mixed-Use Development is a new vision for the former Seward Park Urban Renewal Area, a site where the existing community was displaced as a result of the urban renewal plans of the 1960s, which was left undeveloped and contested for decades. This underutilized area will become the heart of the community, repairing a historic gash in the fabric of the neighborhood and showcasing the community’s vision for integrating mixed-use development, affordable housing, local employment, open space, and pedestrian activity.   Caption To shape an urban design vision for the 6-acre redevelopment, BBB facilitated a community-driven process on behalf of Community Board 3 and the New York City Economic Development Corpora... More

The Master Plan creates a transit-oriented district in Southeast Washington DC connecting a revitalized community to the Anacostia River Park system, with a new mixed-use neighborhood built on principles of sustainability and post-pandemic wellness and livability. Caption Columbian Quarter is a new, mixed-use, transit-oriented neighborhood for Southeast Washington DC, connecting established neighborhoods and creating significant housing and employment opportunities linked to the city's Metro system. The development offers the opportunity to create a "15-Minute Neighborhood," an innovative planning model which promotes complete and connected neighborhoods where residents can meet most or all their daily needs within a short walk or bik... More

Ongoing renovations at this New York City and National Historic Landmark in midtown Manhattan will enable the library to provide a greater range of public facing-programs, exhibitions, and amenities, augment research facilities, and improve logistics and services for its many constituents as the building continues into its second century. Spaces formerly serving back-of-house uses are restored for public use—including the Center for Research in the Humanities, dedicated to research and scholarly work. Other proposed enhancements include the Marshall Rose Plaza, a new public entrance and terrace, new exhibition, retail, and café functions, as well as adding vertical circulation and upgrading building systems, all in deference to... More

We are delighted to have obtained planning permission for a residential development in the Leicestershire countryside.  Architectural designs provide a contemporary response to a sensitive historic setting in the vicinity of two Grade I listed buildings.  The eighth architects to have put forward proposals to the local planning authority, Woldon Architects design was developed via successful consultation with Historic England.  Where three poorly constructed estate cottages currently exist, a large house with underground parking and a cottage will sit comfortably in the setting of a highly attractive sloping walled garden with views over historic parkland. The designs for a new house along the north wall of this walled garde... More

Woldon Architects have developed an estate masterplan & designs for a new 750sqm venue building on a former stable yard at a Grade I listed house in Cheshire. The venue building is designed to support the estate’s wedding business and to host corporate and charity events. Wedding Business ExpansionThere is a significant demand locally for large high-end wedding and event venues. Expectations of couples are high as they look for something special for their wedding day. So far, the client’s estate has hosted weddings in a temporary seasonal marquee, but with strong local competition and to grow the business, a more permanent and desirable offering was required. Woldon Architects developed a vision for a new venue and estate m... More

Santa Clara Square embodies a design vision unique for a commercial development, featuring an array of carefully developed components: pedestrian-friendly open space throughout; a variety of neighborhoods, ranging in character from formal to meandering; buildings that frame space, with arcades that weave the structure into the environment; lively amenity buildings that punctuate the landscape; and parking for 8,000 vehicles, sited so as not to diminish the cohesiveness of the campus.    The result is a highly walkable, interactive, and engaging workplace, ideally suited to today’s workforce.   Santa Clara Square office campus is part of a larger development plan that also includes a shopping area and new housing. By... More

The Trapps Gateway Center, on the Mohonk Preserve, is an Orientation and Administration Center for New York State’s largest member-supported nature preserve. In 1998, the Visitor Center and its exhibits were designed by SKOLNICK. The building design has won wide recognition for its sustainable design. To celebrate its 50th Anniversary in 2013, the Preserve launched several initiatives to enhance the way it engages the public with nature. To achieve this objective, the services of SKOLNICK were retained once again to develop an Interpretive Master Plan identifying a variety of enhancements and upgrades to the existing Visitor Center, as well as to the surrounding grounds. These enhancements included a 3,200 sf expansion of the Center t... More

The Aileron Campus is the physical manifestation of a mission: to create an environment for owners of private enterprise to study professional management. Aileron reached out to SKOLNICK to create a unique place, envisioned as a retreat where entrepreneurs and business leaders can escape the everyday challenges of running a venture, focus on big picture thinking, and interface with their peers.   Collaboration with Aileron’s founders and stakeholders led to the formulation of key themes that characterize the concept of entrepreneur. These themes served to inform every aspect of the design process.   A rural setting on a former farm enhances the visitor’s sense of being removed from everyday challenges. Open views,... More

Occupying the last open site on Pennsylvania Avenue, the Reagan Building was designed to complete and augment the 70-acre wedge of government offices known as Federal Triangle.At 3.7 million square feet, it is the largest federal building after the Pentagon, fulfilling an extraordinary rich mixed-use program of government offices, private businesses and public amenities while creating significant public spaces. In the seemingly impenetrable wall of government buildings that separates downtown from ceremonial Washington, the Reagan Building emphasizes access and permeability. More

The enduring beauty of Tivoli Gardens, now 174 years in the making, lies in its gentle foundational idea, to be a recreational fantasy park serving a substantial and active city.With the completion of the Hjørnet project, it has been our privilege to engage with this extraordinary place and to be included in the latest chapter of its storied history.The original character of Tivoli as a place of amusement, culture and recreation has been sustained by a commitment to constant change and self-renewal. Janus-like, it looks to both the past and the future. It is our hope that the new building, placed in this historic setting, will gracefully anticipate and accept the overlays that will inevitably accrue with time.The key architectural idea for... More

The historic Louvre was constructed as a royal palace and was fundamentally ill-suited to serve as a museum.The challenge was to modernize and expand the building and better integrate it with the city, all without compromising the integrity of the historic structure. The two-phase solution involved reorganizing the long, linear building into a compact U-shaped museum around a focal courtyard.A centrally located glass pyramid forms the new main entrance and provides direct access to galleries in each of the museum’s three wings. The pyramid’s distinctly modern articulation complements the historic Louvre in a dialogue of harmonious contrast.SITE: 9 hectares, including areas within and below the existing museumCOMPONENTS: 62,000 m2&... More

What to do with Cape Town’s incomplete Foreshore Freeway Bridge is an issue that has puzzled the city (and its citizens) for decades: to complete or demolish, and how to develop a solution that will create long-term value for the surrounding precinct and the city in general. To answer this conundrum dhk, in a 10-company partnership including Urban-Think Tank, developed CITYLIFT - an innovative master plan that proposes dropping Cape Town’s elevated freeways to the ground and lifting the city over them. This scheme would expand the CBD and provide a new neighbourhood stretching 1 kilometre along the harbour’s edge. CITYLIFT was one of six shortlisted bids in a competition initiated by the City of Cape Town[1]. The brief... More

Spectrum Terrace is the latest addition to an iconic master plan that is transforming Irvine Spectrum into an integrated live/work community for the City of Irvine. The 1.1-million-square-foot campus, to be completed in three phases, includes nine four-story buildings set in a terraced landscape that accommodates the site’s gently sloping topography. Amenities at the heart of each complex, including a multipurpose event space, dining pavilion, and fitness center, are seamlessly integrated with an array of landscape features. The result is a richly textured indoor-outdoor environment that fosters social interaction while serving the needs of both the immediate office community and the rapidly evolving live/work components of the great... More