LHFA - MIXED
USE DEVELOPMENT - BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Capitol City South Apartments
is comprised of 3 separate sites which total 2.1 acres. EOA
Architects teamed with a local Baton Rouge firm, Post Architects,
to replace existing housing units with a new sustainable residential
model along with new community-supported programs. In addition,
a 13,273 s.f. Community Center will be designed and constructed
with the following programmatic elements: Fitness, Dance,
Retail, Laundry (open to the public), Community Meeting Space,
Seniors Area, Teens Room, Administration spaces along with
an outdoor Courtyard and an upper level Green Roof.
The Owner’s goal for the completed project is to
obtain LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) certification.
In addition to the LEED-ND certification, the Community
Center building will also target LEED for New Construction
(NC) with the goal of LEED-Platinum for this building. The
Joint Venture’s design targets the following LEED strategies:
• Housing & Jobs Proximity – within ¼ mile
of basic services
• Bicycle Storage – 1 secure bicycle space for each Residential
Unit along with additional visitor bike storage and 8 additional
spaces for the Community Center
• Walkable Streets – continuous sidewalks and street trees
• Compact Development – 35 units per acre on the Residential
• Open Green Space – Communal Lawn
• Mixed-Income Diverse Community – 50% and 80% AMI (Area
Medium Income) for the Residential
• Reduced Parking Footprint - 1 space per Residential unit
and on-street parking for the Community Center
• Visitability and Universal Design (for residential units)
• Local Food Production - Community Garden for Residential
Units and CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) enrollment
• Building Water Efficiency – minimum 20% reduction for
all buildings
• Water Efficient Landscaping – uses water from an underground
rain-water collection system connected to 4 building roofs
• Storm Water Management – use of pervious paving system
and rain-water collection system
• Building Energy Efficiency – Residential units meeting
a HERS index of 75 and the Community Center meeting a 26%
building efficiency
• On-Site Renewable Energy – Roof top solar collectors on
the Community Center’s upper roof off-set a minimum of 13%
of that building’s energy demand (for an overall 5% off-set
for the entire project)
• Heat Island Reduction – Incorporation of a Green Roof
on the Community Center along with high SRI roofing (white
membrane) or metal roofing for all other buildings
• Solid Waste Management – Recycling Center within the Community
Center with additional collection for each Residential unit
along with the target of diverting 90% of construction waste
from the landfill
• Light Pollution Reduction – targeted compliance with Dark
Sky initiative
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