Wellness That Doesn’t Require a Plan
Wellness as a Way of Living, Not a Project Wellness often gets treated like a project, something to schedule, track, and optimize. But for most residents, the sense of feeling well comes less from a structured program and more from the shape of an or…
What Living Across the Optima Portfolio Has in Common
One Design Approach, Applied to Each Community Choosing among Optima’s communities often comes down to geograph…
Evenings on the Sky Deck
Optima Sonoran Village spreads its outdoor life across more than six acres, so the shift from afternoon to evening pl…
Optima Connect, and the Perks Worth Having
A resident perks program works best when the perks are ones people actually use. That’s the idea behind Optima …
Optima Sonoran Village: A Studio of Its Own, Yoga and Pilates
Not every workout needs music playing through a speaker system or a row of machines humming nearby. Optima Sonoran Vi…
Optimized Service, Explained
Apartment living comes with its share of small daily tasks, but at Optima we have built a program designed to take ma…
Walkable From Every Angle at Optima Sonoran Village
Pathways Built Into the Grounds Optima Sonoran Village sits on over 6 acres of lushly landscaped courtyards with walk…
Designed Down to the Bathroom
A bathroom does not need extra square footage or a dramatic design story to work well. It needs materials that hold u…
The Recovery Circuit at Optima Sonoran Village
A workout does not end when the last rep is finished, and neither does a hard day at the office. The body needs some …
Golf Without Leaving the Building
The Time Problem A full round of golf takes real time, often four hours including travel to and from a course. For re…
What Years at Optima Sonoran Village Looks Like
The first months at Optima Sonoran Village are about discovery, finding the best spot in a courtyard, learning the rh…
The Balcony and the Building: Outdoor Space at Optima
At Optima, outdoor space is built into the architecture. Terraces and rooftop decks are an integral part of the desig…
Hosting at Home
Having people over is one of the quiet pleasures of a good home. A dinner with friends, an afternoon that extends int…
The Value of a Short Commute
Time is one of the few things that genuinely can’t be recovered. And while it rarely appears on a floor plan or…
Summer in the City
In Old Town Scottsdale, summer sets the schedule. The heat arrives early and stays through the afternoon, so the day …