The Opportunity

PS&S had the opportunity to design a barrier-free affordable housing development located in the heart of the Robbinsville, NJ Town Center. Located on the southern side of Roue 33 in the center of Robbinsville ‘downtown’ area, it has excellent to commercial and retail establishments in Robbinsville as well as easy access to Trenton and Princeton. The client’s goal was to create an attractive campus that reflects the context of the surrounding neighborhood. The buildings and community needed to be wheelchair accessible and 100-percent barrier-free as well as energy and cost efficient for the ongoing maintenance and operations of the building and its future residents.

The Challenge

The site has limited access off of State Highway 33, adjacent to the Towne Center and the buildings had to be designed to reflect a campus environment that would work with future adjacent development. The desires of the client and the funding sources include that the buildings must be designed to LEED Silver and Energy Star criteria. The site has indirect access from a County Highway and backs up to open, undeveloped acres which will be developed in the future to fill additional community needs. Important to this project was to provide architecturally relevant and compatible aesthetics and finishes to meet local approvals and compliance requirements for the town, County and State funders and stakeholders.

The PS&S Solution

The PS&S Architectural and Building Design Team worked with the non-profit housing developer/owner to design the buildings to their needs while maintaining costs and not compromising on appearance and finishes. As a non-profit organization and owner/operator, ongoing maintenance costs are an essential component of the project. High-quality material is used for energy savings for the buildings and to ensure ongoing lower operating costs and ease of maintenance for the property and its residents.