Rio Rancho City Centre

Rio Rancho City Centre
Rio Rancho, New Mexico

The Design Group has been involved with the design of Rio Rancho’s new City Centre since its inception five years ago. We have assisted the city in visualizing initial planning phases, infrastructure and roadways, and the design of the first municipal building and office complex. We assisted the University of New Mexico in developing their new Rio Rancho campus, completing the first Gateway building in 2009. Both projects establish new urbanism guidelines for future development, making pedestrian-first the primary site planning goal for Rio Rancho’s new downtown.

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The new municipal complex shares parking, site amenities & infrastructure with a new arena & retail/office development. The first UNM building is connected to the completed municipal complex by a planned pedestrian oriented street The UNM building creates a true interactive street wall with outdoor seating areas and entries along the new boulevard. Students, municipal employees, visitors and business people will be able to gather and socialize in meaningful and pleasant public spaces.