The Clara

One of the first garden-style developments in the area, The Clara delivers amenity-filled, multifamily housing that aims to promote an outdoor lifestyle and foster community.

Project Details

Location

Eagle, ID

Client

Roundhouse

Year Completed

2021

Project Size

321,000 sq. ft.
277 units

Awards

  • 2021 Idaho Business News Top Projects- 1st Place for Private Projects

Nature Driven Housing

Located on a 22-acre lot, The Clara embraces the surrounding natural landscape, which includes a small lake, wetlands, and access to the Boise River. The City of Eagle has experienced significant commercial development in recent years, which has required an increase in housing typologies to promote further growth. This project offers various housing options and multiple amenity spaces, catering to individuals and families seeking a community-oriented housing option.

Encouraging Community Building

The project maximizes communal outdoor spaces, orienting buildings in clusters around shared spaces.

Pedestrian-Focused Site Design

The site plan prioritizes the pedestrian experience, with building modules scaled and arranged to create paths to the development’s many amenities. To minimize the appearance of large parking lot expanses, parking spaces are broken up along the site’s perimeter, which allows the main pedestrian paths to be grouped along a central axis.

Luxury Amenities by the Lake

The central axis, or “amenity spine,” leads residents to the various luxury amenities on site. Nestled on the shores of a 5-acre lake, the development’s resort-inspired amenities provide residents comfort and convenience beyond their apartments. The Clara boasts a community garden, several outdoor lounges with fire pits, outdoor grilling space, a beach, playground, bocci ball court, and an adjacent lake house.

Community Lake House

The lake house can be used for a range of activities, featuring a large community lounge, a fitness center, an outdoor pool, and connects to the beach and dock.

The Clara is one of my favorite Roundhouse projects and a great example of how we can create high-quality, affordable rental housing in emerging cities around the Mountain West.
— Casey Lynch, CEO of Roundhouse

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