According to the National League of Cities (NLC, Washington D.C.), “A 15-minute city enables residents to access most daily amenities within a 15 to 20-minute walk, bike or other mode of transportation from any point in a city, town or village regardless of size.” Responding to the imperative for a 15-minute city, this regional adaptation of the traditional rowhouse typology transforms an industrial streetscape into a place for people.

Winner | 2025 AIA-SA Community Impact Award

What sets our design strategy apart? A multidisciplinary approach, bringing together experts in planning, architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design to solve for innovation. Phase Two development of the San Antonio Humane Society campus offered a rich opportunity to build on earlier success, and to continue to innovate. Our master plan sites the Leeu Naylor Medical Building adjacent to the Adoption Center. The buildings are connected by an interior corridor of landscaped courtyards along the gently sloping landform, a key characteristic of campus circulation.

In San Antonio’s semiarid part of the world, cycles of rainfall and deep drought are a fact of life. Still, in a city proud of our green lawns and lush golf courses, water conservation has traditionally been a tough sell. San Antonio Botanical Garden’s WaterSaver Community promotes low-water-use landscaping to local homeowners in a relatable neighborhood setting.