Fox Point Farms presents itself as San Diego’s first “agrihood” or agricultural neighborhood. It’s a 8 hectares mixed-use community and condominium complex centered around a working farm and a network of on-site businesses, including a restaurant, café, brewery, roastery, and market.
Nolen Communities collaborated with Shea Homes to develop the condominiums. In turn, both companies worked with Visual Concepts Lighting to create the lighting package for all residential, commercial, and community spaces.
One of the focal points is the stunning wooden facade that houses the retail center, with the Harvest market on the main floor, and Haven farm-to-table restaurant above. An outdoor pathway extends from the retail center to the adjacent parking lot, and then to the wellness and recreation centers beyond. Framed in a beautiful wooden archway, the concrete walk adds an emotional factor, particularly at night. PERFORMANCE iN LIGHTING’s INSERT+ ZERO recessed wall step light series, embedded in the wooden beams, contributes to the signature aesthetic.
The INSERT+ ZERO luminaires illuminate the pedestrian pathway; the downward light output maximizes visual comfort, and a warm atmosphere was created by using a 3000 K color temperature.
While Fox Point Farms, as a community, continues to collect accolades for its unique offering, so too has the lighting. When the project first launched, photos of this public corridor and nighttime scenes circulated through the local architectural community; the space was eventually nominated for an Orchids & Onions Lighting Award, sponsored by the San Diego Architectural Foundation.
