Tresor at the Almaden Winery San Jose, CA

The land plan clusters homes at Tresor in groups of four around European styled motor courts to create an intimate neighborhood feel. The motor court serves as a private, protected playground for children and a social amenity for adults. By removing garage doors from a central community loop street, the street scene is animated with front doors and entry porches. This infill site was encumbered by a variety of site constraints from a grade fall across the site to the positive/negative aspects of a nearby public transportation route. The project team worked to maintain a public drive through the site linking the Almaden Winery with neighboring single-family homes, and to preserve the Almaden Rose Garden and Winery Park.