ONYX Architects, along with the developer Dax Mitchell, has worked to create a design concept that works beyond fulfilling the basic program requirements, a start to achieving something that goes a long way toward accommodating Livermore’s larger goals.
The scheme starts with an easy-to-use centralized parking structure (below and above grade) to service the surrounding neighborhood, as well as the new development.
This massive structure is concealed within the center of the site, with portions of the development built around it and on top, thereby mitigating the impact to the surrounding neighborhood or the development itself.
The City of Livermore had solicited development teams to create a large-scale mixed-use project in the historic downtown district.
In recent years, the success of new public improvements, along with burgeoning restaurant and night-life activities, has presented problems and opportunities to the community.
The problems included sometimes insufficient parking, currently serviced by a large and unattractive parking lot.
