Rendering of exterior of Oak Hill Place community with a view from the shared village green space with garden with people sitting in Adirondack chairs and kids playing in the grass

Oak Hill Place

Oak Hill Place is a Pocket neighborhood with 20 new dwellings centered around a shared village green. The infill site is across from Regional transit and walkable to downtown Lafayette. 

Developed, Designed and Entitled by Laraarchitecture.

Project Team:

  • CBG Civil Engineers

  • SDG Architects: Architect of Record

  • PGA Landscape Design

Community, Preservation and Sustainability are the core concepts for this California Density Bonus project, offering a very affordable unit and addressing missing middle housing needs through a variety of housing types and sizes. Anchored by a 300 year old Heritage Oak tree, residents will meet their neighbors at their community garden, a shared bike shed, or run into each other on the nature trail heading toward town. The project balances the preservation of natural site features while weaving a gentle density increase into a traditional single family neighborhood. All 17 zero lot line homes and 3 ADU’s have gracious front porches, single car garages and small private patios. They range from 1000 sq. ft. to 2000 sq. ft.

A remainder lot is part of the subdivision which carves out and preserves the Lafayette Hillside Memorial, a unique regional landmark. Current status can be tracked at the City of Lafayette Major Developments page.  

Rendering of Oak Hill Place community with exterior view of townhouses and parking areas
view from the road of two parking spaces and dwelling exteriors
view from two parking spaces of the exterior of three dwellings
Rendering of view from village garden of exterior dwellings at Oak Hill Place
Rendering of view from sidewalk of the backside of dwelling exteriors