The Cottages Downtown

We were tasked with designing a unique product for a local developer that balanced density with generous public and private green spaces. The result was Lafayette’s first permitted Cottage Court. A key challenge was ensuring the street facing buildings engaged both the common courtyard and the street. Our solution was to include front and rear porches, fostering opportunities for public interaction. Additionally, we introduced parallel parking along South Washington and Voorhies Streets, and the civil engineers incorporated a bioswale into the common courtyard, offering an innovative solution for efficient drainage management.