Optima Sonoran Village
Optima Sonoran Village is a mixed-use residential community in downtown Scottsdale. The project is situated on 10 acres and comprised of 5 buildings with 768 residences, 13,000 square feet of commercial space and 100% underground parking. Utilizing an articulated façade, innovative shading devices, sustainable systems and varied building materials, Optima Sonoran Village provides a dynamic setting in the harsh climate of the Sonoran Desert.
Design
The design detail of the exterior was crafted to mitigate the harsh aspects of the desert climate. Through perforated panels, louvers and a vertical landscaping system, residential units have both sun protection and privacy. The signature vertical landscape system with self-containing irrigation and drainage enables a varied palette of plants at every floor. Additionally, the project includes 6.1 acres of open space to mitigate heat island effect.
Optima Sonoran Village incorporates lushly landscaped open spaces, which are interconnected with the central courtyards allowing public pedestrian access along pathways into and through the development. Located on the boundary of the Downtown District, the pedestrian areas are designed to accommodate and encourage a visual and functional connection of the adjacent neighborhoods with the Camelback Corridor and Downtown Scottsdale.
The design detail of the exterior was crafted to mitigate the harsh aspects of the desert climate. Through perforated panels, louvers and a vertical landscaping system, residential units have both sun protection and privacy. The signature vertical landscape system with self-containing irrigation and drainage enables a varied palette of plants at every floor. Additionally, the project includes 6.1 acres of open space to mitigate heat island effect.
Optima Sonoran Village incorporates lushly landscaped open spaces, which are interconnected with the central courtyards allowing public pedestrian access along pathways into and through the development. Located on the boundary of the Downtown District, the pedestrian areas are designed to accommodate and encourage a visual and functional connection of the adjacent neighborhoods with the Camelback Corridor and Downtown Scottsdale.
FEATURES
Each residence takes advantage of the surrounding environment with large terraces and open floor plans that provide interconnected indoor and outdoor spaces.
Amenities at Optima Sonoran Village include a Residents’ Club, a 19,000 square foot open plan concept, including a lounge, multi-purpose party room with catering kitchen, business center, complimentary Starbucks coffee service, pool table, ping pong table, state-of-the-art fitness center, indoor pool and spa, basketball court, racquetball court, locker rooms with lounge and sauna, multi-purpose yoga studio and massage rooms. The amenity spaces extend to the outdoors with two outdoor pool and spa areas that include a sauna, steam room, hydrotherapy, outdoor kitchen with BBQ, outdoor lounges and bars with large screen TVs, firepits and seating areas, putting green, pool table and ping pong table.
CONSTRUCTION
The development is the pilot project for the City’s International Green Construction Code, an alternative to LEED and fully managed by local municipalities. It will be one of the first projects in the world to be certified under the IGCC; Optima Sonoran Village IGCC attributes include major building elements consisting of 95 perfect local and recycled content materials; energy efficiency as a result of the high-performing glazing, overhangs, building configurations and exterior shading devices; water resource conservation from plumbing fixtures and excellent indoor environmental quality and reduced material emissions from the materials used in the development. The project was developed in three phases, the first phase was completed in 2012, the second in 2015 and third in 2019.
Multi-Family
Completed: 2012-2019
