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Broadleaf Arbor Affordable Apartments
Broadleaf Arbor Affordable Apartments
St. Helens, OR, United States
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Broadleaf Arbor Affordable Apartments
St. Helens, OR, United States
Firm
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2024
SIZE
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft
BUDGET
$50M - 100M
Broadleaf Arbor, a Community For All Ages, provides 239 homes for individuals, families, and seniors, earning 60% of the average median income in rural St. Helens, Oregon. The vision for Broadleaf Arbor is guided by four core values: intergenerational connection, lifelong learning, health and wellness, and arts and creativity. Aligned with these values, Broadleaf Arbor offers townhomes, walk-up multifamily apartments, and senior apartments across 11 buildings on a 16-acre site. Supportive services and programs are led by EngAGE Northwest.
A large, preserved wetland on the site’s eastern edge inspired the site planning, along with the main highway and commercial district to the west. The project designers created outdoor spaces with characteristics distinct to each area. To foster community, wellness, and a connection to nature, Broadleaf Arbor includes grass fields, picnic and BBQ areas, a kid's play area, a bocce ball court, a library, a biodiverse landscape, and a trail system along the site’s edge that borders the lush wetlands.
Visitors enter this large site along a tree-lined street that brings you to the heart of the campus at the junction of the Commons Building and the wetland – immediately connecting and orienting you to nature. The site is divided into three zones, each with a unique building typology and character. Each building type encloses outdoor courtyards made permeable with breezeways and porches to foster connections.
At the Commons Building, the wood-washed ceiling comes together at the apex of the breezeway and community room at an oversized skylight. As light fills the space, it creates a glowing center as the heart of the community. Within the Commons Building are spaces to enhance residents' quality of life – a large communal kitchen for meals and social events, study spaces for students, and conference rooms to support professionals. Outside the Commons Building is a painted street intersection that residents can use as temporary festivals or market spaces.
A large, preserved wetland on the site’s eastern edge inspired the site planning, along with the main highway and commercial district to the west. The project designers created outdoor spaces with characteristics distinct to each area. To foster community, wellness, and a connection to nature, Broadleaf Arbor includes grass fields, picnic and BBQ areas, a kid's play area, a bocce ball court, a library, a biodiverse landscape, and a trail system along the site’s edge that borders the lush wetlands.
Visitors enter this large site along a tree-lined street that brings you to the heart of the campus at the junction of the Commons Building and the wetland – immediately connecting and orienting you to nature. The site is divided into three zones, each with a unique building typology and character. Each building type encloses outdoor courtyards made permeable with breezeways and porches to foster connections.
At the Commons Building, the wood-washed ceiling comes together at the apex of the breezeway and community room at an oversized skylight. As light fills the space, it creates a glowing center as the heart of the community. Within the Commons Building are spaces to enhance residents' quality of life – a large communal kitchen for meals and social events, study spaces for students, and conference rooms to support professionals. Outside the Commons Building is a painted street intersection that residents can use as temporary festivals or market spaces.
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