Victoria Park
Victoria Park transforms a longtime vacant lot along an important thoroughfare into an attractive, active
neighborhood. Located on 47th Avenue, the project eliminates an underutilized asset to the neighborhood.
Capitalizing on the beginning of a neighborhood center Victoria Park will provide a focal point for
a strengthened identity and place for the greater community.
Victoria Park's design accommodates retail space, residential units for rent, single family homes, and a
large green space. The neighborhood is arranged in 3 three-story buildings that front 47th Avenue
buffering the two story single family homes to the rear of the property. The existing drainage canal will
be transformed into a natural riparian habitat with public use green space along the entry drive, and a
"village green" will be established between the retail buildings on 47th Avenue, connected by a greenbelt
pedestrian path to the single family homes.
The neighborhood consists of :
• 113 Single Family Homes
• 17 "Granny Flat" units
• 30 Townhouses over
• 26,520 s.f. of Retail |
The homes will range in size from approximately 1,100sf to over 1,800sf with 2 to 4 bedrooms.
Victoria Park's design aspires to achieve three major goals:
• 1. To accommodate and encourage pedestrian traffic within and through the site
• 2. Provide a range of options for community gathering spaces for both residents of the project
as well as the existing neighborhood
• 3. To create a sense of place and identity for an important area in the community |
Victoria Park's design will allow for community interaction on a variety of scales throughout the neighborhood.
Each house will have a front porch which encourages the residents to engage the street;
thereby, providing activity and safety along the street front.
The neighborhood's residents will enjoy a variety of options for community-wide interaction. Victoria
Park will contain a large green open space located along the newly created "creek" from the transformed
drainage canal.
In addition, the retail buildings on 47th Avenue frame a "village green" space that is connected to the
homes via a broad landscaped path.
Along 47th Avenue we will include street trees, parallel parking, store fronts, and a strong, bold design
of the facade. With a broad street canopy, Victoria Park achieves a strong presence along 47th
Avenue and begins creating an identity in the heart of the community. By pushing the commercial
spaces up to the street and placing the parking in the rear, we have eliminated the typical parking lot
that would only contribute to the anonymity of the thoroughfare. Furthermore, the presence of the
structure and trees along with parallel parking will all work as traffic calming measures which will benefit
walking in the area.
In addition to creating a strong presence on the street front, this approach will allow a more natural
transition from commercial to residential uses. We have accommodated the change of use within the
boundaries of the site as opposed to an abrupt change at a rear property line.
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Sacramento Region
