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LAS FLORES
CDP Community Dev. Partners
CREATIVE DIRECTION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Design: A warm and inspiring visual system anchored on a flower motif symbolizing the bloom of community. Paneled walls (common in affordable housing) became our white canvas. From there, a rose curve (spirograph‑generated) and a color palette carrying the design team's hopes into every corner.
Marketing: A low‑budget project with a high‑impact solution. Budget shifting and efficiency through collaboration – architects, landscape designers, FF&E, art specialists, and more. The result? A 360° design that feels premium on a tight budget.
Storytelling: Robert Rauschenberg's White Painting as our starting point: a blank slate awaiting the bloom of community and its creators. Every choice nurtured the conditions for residents to flourish, not just inhabit.
Project Mgmt: Buy‑in between partners was key – an open‑minded developer willing to shift budget toward creative needs. We were building a home. Nurturing future homes. Recognized as a 2025 AHF Readers' Choice Awards Family Finalist and a 2025 DJC Top Project – an incredible feat for such a small‑budget development.
(Design + Marketing ÷ Storytelling) × Project Management =
Las Flores is proof that collaborative efforts create the conditions for a blooming community even in dire situations.




















ROCKWOOD VILLAGE
CDP Community Dev. Partners
Design: in collaboration with Brian Strand
Marketing: Lisa Martinez
Storytelling: with brand strategy by Pastilla
Project Mgmt: in collaboration with Marian Simmons and Joe Zaniker
Design: in collaboration with Brian Strand
Marketing: Lisa Martinez
Storytelling: with brand strategy by Pastilla
Project Mgmt: in collaboration with Marian Simmons and Joe Zaniker
Design: in collaboration with Brian Strand
Marketing: Lisa Martinez
Storytelling: with brand strategy by Pastilla
Project Mgmt: in collaboration with Marian Simmons and Joe Zaniker


Lewis Mumford
The first human tool was the mind:
the idea of a Megamachine is the human mind at scale.
