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A diagram showing the street and path network of Village Homes. Village Homes is a planned community in Davis, Yolo County, California. It is designed to be ecologically sustainable by harnessing the energies and natural resources that exist in the landscape, especially stormwater and solar energy.
Village Homes is a seventy-acre subdivision located in the west part of Davis, California. It was designed to encourage both the development of a sense of community and the conservation of energy and natural resources.
Village Homes was designed and built (starting in 1964) by Michael and Judy Corbett on 60 acres in West Davis. The development comprises 220 single family homes, 20 apartments, and Cooperative Housing at Sunwise. Most of the buildings incorporate solar power and design features.
West Davis includes Westwood, Evergreen, Aspen, Stonegate (west of Lake Boulevard and including Stonegate Lake and the Stonegate Country Club) and the eco-friendly Village Homes development, known for its solar-powered houses. The University of California, Davis is located south of Russell Boulevard and west of A Street and then south of 1st ...
May 2, 2022 · Date: May 02, 2022. in: Breaking News, City of Davis, Land Use/Open Space, Opinion. (23) Comments. By Ben Wynd. I was lucky enough to partake in a tour of Davis’ Village Homes – the first deliberate ecovillage in the U.S. – through my Sustainable Development class at UC Davis.
Paul Wack. Associate Professor City and Regional Planning Department Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Built in the 1970s, Village Homes is an extremely successful housing development in Davis, California, and considered a model of sustainable community design.
A Distinctive and Famous Place. Village Homes is a seventy-acre, 245-residential-unit subdivision located in Davis, California (Figure 1). The land it occupies was optioned by the developers, Michael (Mike) and Judy Corbett, in 1972, and the planning and approval process took several years.
