Hughes Landing

The Woodlands, TX

Hughes Landing, a 66-acre dynamic mixed-use waterfront development located on the east side of Lake Woodlands. A pedestrian-oriented place, focused on a lifestyle concept of "live, work, play & stay." From restaurants, shops, hotels, office buildings, a dog park and performance pavilion, to kayak rentals, boardwalks, trails, botanical gardens, eagle nest preserve and much more, this urban village truly has something for everyone. Hughes Landing was designed to create a truly useful space and multi-faceted benefits for all citizens. The pedestrian realm has been broken down into several zones, including the amenity zone, sidewalk, and café zone. The amenity zone includes appropriately scaled roadway and pedestrian lighting, street trees and perennial planting, benches, trash receptacles and decorative paving. The sidewalk zone provides a clearly defined accessible path, and the café zone provides a buffer zone from the sidewalk where outdoor dining and retail spill out into the walkway, activating the streets. This pedestrian-oriented street, also known as “the mews,” leads directly to the public waterfront park. The design team incorporated many sustainable principles, mitigating various environmental hurdles and building to LEED-certified standards. Nine acres of forested area were saved and maintained on-site, while an additional 950 trees were planted to provide shade and a sense of establishment. A rain garden was also designed and implemented to help slow the flow of stormwater.

Opened: Summer 2016 Professional Experience with: The Office of James Burnett https://www.ojb.com/ See more: https://youtu.be/tVvi-GcookUrdmI