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Iverson Architects was recently featured in the May 1, 2009 issue of Professional Builder Magazine. Senior Design editor Susan Bady wrote about the success of the community of Villebois in Wilsonville, Oregon. Located just outside Portland’s Urban Growth Boundary, Villebois mixes various housing types around a town center with retail and office space. Interconnected, public open spaces such as parks and nature preserves, along with trails and bike paths, knit the community together. Less than a mile away is a new commuter rail station that connects residents to a light rail system that runs to the suburbs of Tigard, Tualatin and Beaverton as well as downtown Portland and the airport. The article discusses how to maintain architectural consistency, Iverson Architects developed pattern book for Villebois that includes the four single-family elevation
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styles appropriate for Villebois: French Revival, English Revival, American Classic and American Modern. Iverson Architects also designed a land plan that saved 90 percent of the specimen trees on the site. Ten acres of upland forest is being preserved in its natural state, and several other stands of trees were incorporated into parks. Iverson also redesigned the roadways to better integrate with the site’s hilly topography and take advantage of views (one road is aligned with a view of Mount Hood). When completed, Villebois will consist of 2,600 homes and almost 7,000 residents. To view the on-line article copy and paste the following link into your Internet browser: http://www.housingzone.com/article/CA6654174.html or for more information please visit www.Villebois.net
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Iverson Architects won the Gold Award for The Best On the Boards Master-Planned Community at the 28th annual National Sales & Marketing Awards presented at the International Builder’s Show held on January 20, 2009 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. During a three-day judging process, a panel of seven industry professionals from across the country selected Silver and Gold award winners from a field of over 800 entries. Iverson Architect’s Hawkstone Village project for Whitewater Creek, Inc. in the City of Liberty Lake, Washington was chosen for this prestigious award. Hawkstone creates a welcoming village environment based on successful place-making principles that put more value on people than on lot lines. It's a diverse, pedestrian friendly community that
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promotes a healthier lifestyle by emphasizing connectivity, diversity, and sustainability. To give Hawkstone a time-honored character, we have varied the homes in look and fell and incorporate front porches and wide sidewalks to connect neighbors to each other, green space, and the retial village. At the very core of our design is a respect for the environment. Ecologically responsible innovations will provide comfort and efficiency inside the homes while preserving the natural resources of the larger Liberty Lake community. Creating communities like Hawkstone that promote an atmosphere of cooperation, trust, and belonging is not a new idea. It's a welcome return to the traditional "Main Street" lifestyle. For more information please visit: www.hawkstoneliving.com
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