Watercolor Renderings for Large Mixed Use Project Planned for San Jose

The subject of this blog is a series of eight watercolor renderings I did for a large mixed use project planned for San Jose, CA. designed by Ken Rodrigues + Partners of Mountain View, and KTGY Architects….Weingarten Realty is the developer of the 18-acre property, which is the current site of an older commercial shopping center named Cambrian Park Plaza….As the illustrations show, the project features many different building types including apartments, condos, a hotel, an assisted living facility, restaurants, and single family homes….Garnering lots of community input over the past four years, six acres of the site is dedicated to open space, including a large central park with bicycle and pedestrian walkways, fountains, an amphitheater, and a community plaza which defines the 6-story apartment buildings….The hotel is five stories, and the assisted living facility is 3 to 4-stories in height.  All have underground parking.  The plan is built for people with pedestrian paseos knitting the village together, including a central promenade running from the entrance to the village at the corner of Cambrian and Union through the community plaza and central park to the existing neighborhood to the east.  The village plan is designed for people – not cars – with walking promenades connecting acres of public open space, including a central park with amphitheater next to a community plaza surrounded by small commercial shops, restaurants, and outdoor seating.  There are housing opportunities for everyone with apartments over retail, townhomes, and single family houses along with four additional dedicated parks areas for a playground, fitness, dogs, and community gardening.  As the artist who has drawn many of these architectural projects over the years, drawing and painting a series of renderings that are all done by hand, and that all relate to one another is the perfect way to showcase a project of this nature….Please enjoy the illustrations, and consider contacting me to create beautiful renderings like these for your project !