Swaim Associates is active in the design and improvement planning of many projects.

mount lemmon, summerhaven master plan committee

Contact : Phil Swaim, Ed Marley

AIA Southern Arizona chapter president, Ed Marley, assembled a committee of AIA members to develop a master plan and design guidelines for the Summerhaven commercial district. This effort was funded by a $10,000 grant obtained by the AIA from Pima County. Drawing on the talents of fellow architects, landscape architects, and planners, committee chair, Phil Swaim, AIA, facilitated a series of planning workshops open to anyone in the community. The final plan has been provided to Pima County for implementation.

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vail high school site selection concept design

Contact : Phil Swaim, Liz Spiewak

Vail School District’s second high school site is located on state land and has been coordinated with the City of Tucson’s land use and transportation plans. Integrated with the future park and trail system, this high shcool will share recreation facilities and the library with the community. The facilities and curriculum are also designed to coordinate with Vail’s existing Cienega High School.

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community of hope master plan

Contact : Phil Swaim

This Church is outgrowing their current facility. Through the programing process with the Church body we were able to develop several solutions for phased future growth on their restricted site. This included pursuing a variance process with the City of Tucson, and integrating their existing facilities and programs. We are currently working with the Church on their first phase of Construction.

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highland district master plan

This four block master plan on the University of Arizona campus includes over 750,000 s.f. of medical, residential, retail, academic and administrative facilities. Following the principles of New Urbanism, the Highland District Master Plan promotes increased building density to maximize the use of valuable building sites while providing passageways and gathering spaces that address the need for a human scaled environment. The master plan is organized around an open central quadrangle that provides a necessary area of relief from the dense architecture as well as an activity space for the residents of the Highland District and the university community.

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davis monthan dorm study

1998-1999
Master Planning 55 Acres

Contact : Phil Swaim, Ed Marley

This Master Plan redesigned the dormitory area to improve the quality of life for the residents by creating residential scale dorms and human scale interactive courtyards. By relocating parking to the perimeter, the area becomes pedestrian oriented. Recreational facilities and ramadas create activity nodes. The central dining facility with an outdoor eating plaza ensures the vitality of the core. The consolidation of the educational facilities, library, post office, thrift shop, and other support functions into one building creates and interactive community center. A three day planning charette involved over 50 people in the consensus building process. A large model of the site was constructed, which was used as a hands-on way to illustrate various design ideas and strategies.

To create the image above, plans for the redevelopment of the site were converted into Adobe Photoshop and rendered by color to indicate phasing. Shadow and detail were calculated and added. While it appeared three-dimensional, this is actually a two-dimensional flat rendering. The final computer rendering was them combined with an aerial photograph of the site to better illustrate what was to remain and what was to change.

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el pueblo neighborhood center

1992-1998

Contact : Phil Swaim

Swaim Associates developed the 32 acre El Pueblo master plan in 1992 for the City of Tucson and has continued with the architectural services for its implementation. The neighborhood center includes social service agencies, community meeting rooms, child care, a public library, a health clinic, a pool facility, a park, adult education, and a 43,000 square foot activity center. With extensive community involvement and coordination between the city, county, and local school districts, the project has full community support.

The campus is organized around a fiesta plaza with additional courtyards which encourage social interaction and involvement with the services. The two story glass activity center entry provides an inviting view of public art, the second floor track, and the gymnasium.

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pueblo high school master plan improvements

Contact : Phil Swaim

Swaim Associates provided complete architectural services for the implementation of the existing Master Plan. Addition and renovation projects totaling $7.5 million for this 390,000 square foot high school include new classrooms, renovated science classrooms, athletic facilities, a central plant, security improvements, an upgraded auditorium, traffic reorganization to control students, staff and visitors, and upgrades to minimize vandalism.

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