NEWS
San Jose, CA - Construction has begun on San Jose's San Pedro Square Market. This urban food based market is an innovative public private joint venture project between the City of San Jose and the developer. The market is scheduled to open in August 2010, and will become the centerpiece of the revitalization of the San Pedro downtown urban neighborhood. The project integrates two historic properties, a new market building and the Peralta Adobe Plaza into an active food based retail center... (More)
JRDV's Oakland office has moved to the historic Cathedral Building at the gateway to Oakland's Uptown Arts and Entertainment District located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. Stop by soon and say "HI"... (More)
FIRM
JRDV Architects was founded in 2003 by a team of architects, designers, and developers who have worked together for many years on projects around the world. The vision was to establish an entrepreneurial architectural practice focused on collaborating intensely with visionary developers who want to link strategic thinking to creative design, great places, customer loyalty, and brand distinction... (More)
FEATURE PROJECT
JRDV recently completed the Town Center Master Plan for the new community of Lomas de Angelopolis in Puebla, Mexico. The design addresses the stress of increasing urbanization and rapid economic development in Puebla, which has left its new growth corridors without character or a sustainable economic framework. JRDV's plan focuses the mixed-use development around a powerful urban boulevard form to give Town Center a clear pedestrian and urban identity. An integrated retail arcade is designed into each parcel to ensure that this becomes a lively and sustainable urban place. A central park is ringed with restaurants and fashion retail which will give the Town Center a 7x24 presence. The Town Center proposes a new paradigm in urban planning, allowing flexible parcelization and form-based rules which ensure that a strong urban identity is maintained with different individual ownerships. (More)
