BOOM Community

Feb 2011

By Kelly Minner — Filed under: Housing ,Mixed Use ,Sports Architecture , California, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Palm Springs, USA

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BOOM

Headed for Palm Springs, California, BOOM Community is a new master-planned community costing $250 million and will provide an exciting new design for the desert that surrounds it. Collaborating to create this pedestrian friendly, neighborhood development are ten architecture firms, including Diller Scofidio + Renfro of New York. Envisioned for the gay community BOOM aims to provide an urban lifestyle promoting healthy living. Included within the masterplan: a boutique hotel, gym and spa, BOOM health and wellness center, and entertainment complex.

LOT-EK

The first phase of construction starts in 2012. 300 residences will be built in eight unique neighborhoods, each designed by a different architect. Pathways and plazas, set in a landscaped desert environment, connect to the social and geographic heart of BOOM. The health and wellness services cater to the health needs of all generations. Upon completion of Phase 2, boom will expand to over 700 residences.

Sadar + Vuga

Philosophy

The demands of the gay community are more ambitious than traditional retirees. Gay Americans have a history of pioneering new ways of living and with BOOM, they want a community that is multi-generational and socially diverse. Thus, boom will be open to everyone – young and old, gay and straight. Of further importance is their belief, expressed by the design team, that BOOM be about “inclusion, not seclusion; about living, not retiring.”

Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Joel Sanders Architect

: BOOM

: Arakawa + Gins

: Arakawa + Gins

: Arakawa + Gins

: Diller Scofidio + Renfro

: Diller Scofidio + Renfro

: Diller Scofidio + Renfro

: J Mayer H

: J Mayer H

: J Mayer H

: Joel Sanders Architect

: Joel Sanders Architect

: Joel Sanders Architect

: L2 Tsionov-Vitkon

: L2 Tsionov-Vitkon

: L2 Tsionov-Vitkon

: LOT-EK

: LOT-EK

: LOT-EK

: Rudin Donner

: Rudin Donner

: Rudin Donner

: Sadar + Vuga

: Sadar + Vuga

: Sadar + Vuga

: Surfacedesign

: Surfacedesign

: Surfacedesign

: Hollwich Kushner

: Hollwich Kushner

: Hollwich Kushner

Cite:
Minner , Kelly . "BOOM Community" 12 Feb 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed 21 May 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/111253>

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Abe Froman says:

Boom?! More like “SPLAT!”

# February 12, 2011 at 12:25

up_today_arch says:

I like parallelepipeds with orange top… easy and teriffic… reminds me monolit from the Kubrik movie…

# February 12, 2011 at 12:49

studioriot _ says:

“The demands of the gay community are more ambitious than traditional retirees. Gay Americans have a history of pioneering new ways of living…”

How is ‘boom’ different than any other senior living community built in the last 10 years? In case you haven’t noticed “inclusion, not seclusion; about living, not retiring,” is the goal of any relevant senior living community. I would also love to know more about the history of gay Americans pioneering new ways of living.

# February 13, 2011 at 18:37

how is boom different than any other senior living community… other than the fact that it intends to isolate it’s residents in the middle of the desert?

# February 13, 2011 at 18:39

PATRICIO ANDRADE says: