Located in the master-planned lakeside community of Mahogany, Westman Village is one of Calgary’s largest residential developments, bringing together diverse housing options, resort-style amenities, and a vibrant multigenerational community.
Challenge
As one of the region’s first major developments, this project helps set the tone for the broader community. The design needed to create a cohesive, vibrant destination for residents of all ages and income levels while carefully distributing height and density to limit shadow impacts on surrounding homes and park spaces.
Solution
Situated on a 13.6-acre site, Westman Village delivers 900 homes across 20 residential buildings, including rental units, condominiums, townhomes, and seniors housing. Using a blend of traditional and contemporary architectural styles characterized by clean lines, earth tones, wood accents, and low-pitch roofs, the development appeals to a wide variety of demographics while maintaining a distinct identity. Amenities provide opportunities for residents to gather and interact, while tunnels and covered walkways enhance accessibility and create an urban village in a suburban setting.
Outcome
With 90% of parking located in underground parkades, Westman Village maximizes land use while minimizing vehicle impacts on the pedestrian realm. Housing options ranging from independent living to assisted care promote social integration across generations and help address social isolation among seniors.
Designed as a resort-style urban village, the development connects residents through a network of amenities, covered walkways, and shared gathering spaces.
Located in the new master-planned lakeside community of Mahogany, Westman Village sits on a 13.6-acre site owned by the Jayman Group. As one of the largest real estate endeavours in Calgary for some years, the goal was to create a cohesive, vibrant community that offers diverse housing options for all ages and income levels. This vision is realized through 900 homes spread across 20 residential buildings, including rental units, condominiums, townhomes and seniors housing. At its core are the recreational and social amenities, where residents of all ages can gather and interact.
Designing Westman Village brought forward an interesting challenge for NORR, as its design would reflect the tone for the entire Mahogany community. During the concept development phase, limiting shadow impacts on the surrounding residential and park spaces was an important determinant in distributing the height and density on the site. Using a combination of traditional and contemporary architectural styles, reflected through clean lines, earth tones, wood accents and low pitch roofs, Westman Village appeals to a wide variety of demographics while maintaining its own identity. Accessibility, particularly throughout the winter, is addressed with tunnels and covered walkways to create a resort-quality urban village in a suburban setting. NORR provided services for Reflections, Odyssey Buildings one and two, the Journey Club and the Amenity Centre.
With 90% of Westman Village’s parking provided via underground parkades, it maximizes the use of land while minimizing the vehicle impact on the pedestrian realm to create a more harmonious experience between the pedestrian and the streetscape. Seniors with all levels of abilities are provided with housing options ranging from independent living to assisted care. Combined with the rental units, condominiums, and luxury townhomes, Westman Village promotes social integration amongst various demographics, helping to solve the problem of social isolation for seniors.
