'08 COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR

Project Name: Domus
Project Location: Philadelphia
Designer/Architect: Design Collective, Baltimore
Interior Designer: Design Collective, Baltimore
Builder: The Hanover Co., Houston
Developer: The Hanover Co., Houston
Land Planner: Design Collective, Baltimore

Conceived as an urban courtyard building that opens up and engages the community, Philadelphia’s University Park has a new infill project in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania in the Domus. The project integrates residential space with commercial uses and an impressive amount of public recreational land.

The buildings are broken up into three distinct outdoor rooms that transform from fully public to semi-private and private areas. Residences include amenities such as bamboo wood floors, white membrane roofing and private courtyards. Residents can also enjoy artist Dennis Oppenheim’s “Wave Forms” outdoor sculpture.