Vicarro Ranch is a future master planned community located in the McKee Peak Mountain and Eagle Mountain area of east Abbotsford.  A 160 hectare (395 acre) plan for the area will include a cluster of five residential areas. Each cluster will be separated from others with natural open space and park land and will include an extensive trail and bike path system.  A major premise of the planning includes sensitivity to the environmental by avoiding steep slopes, preserving environmentally significant areas, and providing a large amount of natural open space.  Vicarro Ranch will offer a variety of housing types and options, including single family, duplex, townhomes and condominium units.   The Trethewey family ranch home site will present a legacy to the community by granting a destination park and amenity space for Abbotsford residents and visitors.  Abbotsford’s largest master planned project to date, Vicarro Ranch will set a benchmark for future sustainable planning in the City.

This master planned mixed- use community is centred around a core of mixed use commercial residential development. It is comprised of approximately 2000 residential units and 1080m2 of retail and restaurant uses.  The proposed Town Square will overview Okanagan Lake and the easily walkable community is boarded by Trapanier Creek Corridor Park and Gellatly Heritage Park.  Construction is to commence in autumn of 2010.

This 129.6 ha property required development planning for zoning approval for mixed residential options, neighbourhood commercial and public park.  Hillside development and innovative cluster housing are being built into a more complete community.  A total of 1400 units will be built upon a hilltop with a view of 3 Okanagan lakes.

An open house was held on February 3, 2010 to provide information and garner feedback from the proposed land use zoning and Official Community Plan Amendment for Vicarro Ranch. 

Vicarro Ranch is a future master planned community located in the McKee Peak Mountain and Eagle Mountain area of east Abbotsford.  A 160 hectare (395 acre) plan for the area will include a cluster of five residential areas. Each cluster will be separated from others with natural open space and park land and will include an extensive trail and bike path system.  A major premise of the planning includes sensitivity to the environmental by avoiding steep slopes, preserving environmentally significant areas, and providing a large amount of natural open space.  Vicarro Ranch will offer a variety of housing types and options, including single family, duplex, townhomes and condominium units.   The Trethewey family ranch home site will present a legacy to the community by granting a destination park and amenity space for Abbotsford residents and visitors.  Abbotsford’s largest master planned project to date, Vicarro Ranch will set a benchmark for future sustainable planning in the City.

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The Waterfront is a high-end resort style development consisting of 20, 3-storey townhouses located along Okanagan Lake in West Kelowna. The design intent of this project was to develop an Okanagan style of Architecture that would reflect the unique climate and landscape of the area. The warm dry climate from spring to fall allows for a true indoor/outdoor living experience. This is captured by way of sliding glass walls, large outdoor patios and built in out-door kitchens. The shed roofs and operable windows facing the lake allow for shade and capture the lake breezes for summer cooling. The massing, materials and colour palette appeal to the area and the traditional architecture of the orchard industry.

Slalom Creek, located at the centre of Red Mountain Resort, British Columbia, is a 67-unit ski resort condominium project comprising of two non-combustible buildings arranged over a concrete parking garage. Slalom Creek provides a unique twist upon the traditional ski condo. The steel construction complete with use of non-traditional material such steel I beams, rusticated concrete columns and metal cladding evoke the historic mining traditions of the Kootenays.

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