Mbh Selected As Architect For Revolutionary ‘Green’ Community In Sonoma County
ALAMEDA,
CA – Developer Codding Enterprises has engaged MBH Architects to perform
master planning, site planning and building design for Sonoma Mountain
Village, a 200 acre, master planned community in Rohnert Park, California.
Sonoma Mountain Village, unlike a traditional sprawling master planned community, will enhance a sustainable lifestyle in the tradition of a European Village with a unique California Wine Country style. This pedestrian-friendly environment of ecologically sensitive homes, vibrant gathering places and innovative businesses, all surrounded by protected open space and panoramic vistas of Sonoma Mountain perfectly balance this unparalleled oasis.
The revolutionary project is pioneering the implementation of sustainable resources, including the largest solar power installation in the region and recycled business materials used in the redevelopment process. In addition Sonoma Mountain Village is striving for Platinum LEED certification on all new buildings. Services and public transit stops at the development are located within one-half mile of residences, with shopping and community parks mere footsteps away.
Sonoma Mountain Village is located within the city limits of Rohnert Park in Sonoma County. It is an innovative redevelopment of a high-tech campus with focus on creating a place in which to live, work, shop, recreate and play. A centrally located Town Square will include a variety of retail, dining and entertainment options, segueing smoothly into a variety of residential choices. This will be fringed by a combination of buildings ranging from three to six stories and the street level of the will offer a boutique hotel, multi-screen cinema, restaurants and shops. The upper levels of these buildings will contain single and multi-story luxury lofts and condominiums ranging from 2,000 to 3,500 square feet featuring balconies to overlook the Square.
Home styles and lifestyle opportunities will exist to benefit all segments of the community with the proposed 900 units to include a variety of familiar architectural styles allowing for modern high-tech features with a strong focus on energy saving design. All homes will be located within a half-mile radius of the centrally located Sonoma Mountain Village Town Square and will feature energy saving design.
Public amenities are planned to include a Wellness Center with health oriented services including a fitness center as well as an international all weather soccer field, multi-screen cinema, post office, over 25 acres of community parks to include a dog park and miles of bicycle, walking and jogging paths. Approximately 29 acres will be dedicated for Civic use.
UPDATE 10/24/06: Sonoma Mountain Village, Rohnert
Park
The largest private solar system in the State of California was turned
on, on Tuesday, October 24, at 10 am at Sonoma Mountain Village on the
former Hewlett-Packard/Agilent Campus in Rohnert Park.
This massive 90,000 square foot solar panel installation, provided by
Powerlight, will generate an impressive 1.14 Megawatts and power the
majority of the Sonoma Mountain Business Center, which includes four
large office buildings that are being renovated for reuse in this state-of-the-art
New Urbanism community. The energy from the system is enough to completely
power 750 homes during peak periods and enough to power 400 homes year-round.
For more information, visit us at www.sonomamountainvillage.com
or call 707-795-3550.
MBH Architects, is a diversified and multi-faceted practice, established
in 1989 and employing 200 professionals with offices in Alameda and
Newport Beach, California. As a comprehensive and service-oriented architectural
firm, MBH embodies Design Excellence from the inception of the project
through to its successful completion. The firm has designed and completed
a wide range of diverse projects in the housing, hospitality, retail,
restaurant, mixed use and planning industries. "It’s
our people who make great places." ®