Viamonte at Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek, CA
An award-winning life plan community seamlessly integrated within a vibrant mixed-use development in Walnut Creek
Viamonte is a life plan community consisting of 191 independent, assisted living, and memory care apartments, and is the first upscale aging-in-place senior residence in Walnut Creek. It is designed to provide active, independent seniors the opportunity to thrive in a community with many amenities and access to various levels of care as they age.
The project had four ambitious goals: creating a healthy environment that supports active living and wellness; integrating the residence into the larger development; inspiring a strong sense of community among residents; and sustaining a vision of environmental stewardship.
To create an open, active senior community, generously-sized apartments were designed with large windows, balconies, corner windows, and views of two heritage Oak trees that forge a connection to the site’s rich natural history. Active lifestyle amenities include a swimming pool and spa, indoor/outdoor fitness space, demonstration kitchen, art room, gardens, and bocce ball court.
Main building façades are characterized by a lively pattern of projections and recesses animated by balconies and large glazing while secondary façades shift to smaller masses delineated by deep recesses and materiality variations
Project Specs
Location: Walnut Creek, CA
Client/Owner: Sequoia Living / Covia (formerly Episcopal Senior Communities)
Size: 191 units | 297,216 square feet
Sustainability: LEED for Homes, LEED Gold
Photographer: Michael Lowry
Project Team
General Contractor: Cahill Contractors
Owners Representative: Harris & Associates
Owner Development Consultant: Greenbrier
Structural: KPFF
Civil: D.K. Consulting
Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing: FARD Engineers
Landscape: Gates + Associates
Acoustics: RGD Acoustics
Waterproofing: Aquatech Consultancy
Sustainability: Bright Green Strategies
Interiors: StudioSIX5
Fire Protection: The Fire Consultants
Food Service: The Marshall Associates
Pool Consultant: Aquatic Design Group
Arborist: Arborwell
Lighting: JS Nolan & Associates
Garage: Walker Parking
Design Awards
2022 Project of the Year—LEED Homes Awards, USGBC
2021 Grand Award, Senior Housing—Gold Nugget Design Awards, PCBC
2021 Merit Award, Senior Housing—Gold Nugget Design Awards, PCBC
2016 Grand Award, On the Boards Senior Housing—Gold Nugget Design Awards, PCBC
2016 Merit Award, On the Boards Senior Housing—Gold Nugget Design Awards, PCBC
The main courtyard serves as a center of active living, dining, and activities with a framed view of a heritage oak tree towards Mt. Diablo in the distance.
An indoor pool is designed with biophilic design elements and views of the outdoors to support wellness and activity
