TESORO GROVE

Set on a leftover parcel near the U.S. / Mexico border, Tesoro Grove is sandwiched between a freeway, a pump station and the back side of adjacent properties. In response to this setting, the project is organized around an internal village street that links plazas, common areas and a large community lawn. Buildings form and overlook these spaces to create a continuous and legible public realm. Porches, terraces and stoops give individual units a safe yet engaged relationship with the larger community.