project: ROSEWOOD HILLS MASTER PLAN
date: 2003
location: COLUMBIA, SC
client: THE COLUMBIA HOUSING AUTHORITY
contact: JULIA PRATER, DEPUTY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING HOPE VI
In 2003, the Columbia Housing Authority retained Urban Collage to produce a market-based development plan along the lines of the HOPE VI model for the 19-acre Hendley Homes public housing site. The plan emphasized public involvement and architectural compatibility to rally the adjoining neighborhoods around a new vision for the area. The plan and public involvement process sought to position the project not only as public housing redevelopment but also as a traditional neighborhood plan, a unique combination that drew on Urban Collage’s diverse skill set.
Urban Collage built on the consensual vision of four participatory workshops, the continuing involvement of key stakeholders and the Columbia Housing Authority to develop a plan that significantly reworks existing infrastructure to result in a new series of public open spaces. No unit of the diverse mix of housing is more than one block away from a neighborhood park; and the greenway that unites them is anchored on either end by revitalizing commercial and cultural nodes. The plan subsequently became the basis for a successful HUD 2004 HOPE VI application. Since then, Urban Collage has gone on to create sets of design guidelines for both the mixed-use and senior living components of the plan, as well as consulting on the detailed design of the infrastructure.
Implementation Highlights:
- Project awarded $10.5 million dollars as part of a successful 2004 HOPE VI Grant Application
- $4 million dollar infrastructure improvements package funded by the City; streets and public spaces complete
- Design guidelines completed for solicitation of development partners
- Final Phase of development, with the senior complex slated for occupancy late 2009 and a future mixed-use building awaiting final design
