This 73-unit project is built on a 4.2-acre site, adjacent to the major border crossing between El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico. The design goals of the project were to create a place-sensitive community for elderly residents that would promote healthy living and an environment encouraging the development of interpersonal relationships, all within a well-designed set of energy-efficient, high-performance buildings and grounds. The campus is made up of four 3-story flats, nine duplexes, eight 2-bedroom units, nine studios, fifty-five 1-bedroom units, a utility structure, and a new community building. Paisano was designed and built to meet LEED Platinum, Enterprise Green Communities 2011, ADA, UFAS, and Fair Housing Standards.
WORKSHOP8 provided site planning, architecture, entitlement assistance, net-metering approval, interior design, FF&E selection, identity and branding, signage design, art design and selection, and contract administration.