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SPECIAL ADVERTORIAL FEATURE Designer Young captures Wells Marvin’s historic, architectural vision from the ground up through her design work at Old Town La Quinta Take a journey through Old Town La Quinta and you travel across both time and distance. Less than five years ago the 6 acres extending along the foot of the La Quinta Cove were essentially a barren landscape. Vacant lots, a dilapidated store front, and a faltering eight-unit apartment building surrounded by sparse attempts at landscaping defined the property. But in 2003, when developer Wells Marvin surveyed the land, he envisioned something more. Marvin imagined a bustling menagerie of shops, restaurants, and offices nestled along Main Street, a district reminiscent of Spain and Mission-style villages, where shopkeepers and locals meet for coffee in the morning, stroll or pedal their bicycles along shaded avenues in late afternoon, and dine under the stars on desert nights. It was a romantic vision, but it would be realized through the synergistic collaboration between the developer and noted designer Linda Young. Young has created her own brand of breathtaking design projects from New York to California, for an international roster of residential and commercial clients. Drawing on a rich heritage of 20th century design concepts and innovation, Young possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of the aesthetic and practical aspects of her craft. Before Old Town was even a gleam in Marvin’s eyes, Young had designed spectacular custom homes for Marvin Homes in exclusive communities like the Reserve and Tiburon at PGA West. “Wells had a vision of 1920s Santa Barbara for Old Town,” explains Noreen Hudson, director of development at Marvin Investments, who also worked closely with Young on the Old Town project. “Linda researched everything. She really listens to the owners and developers, and then collaborates with them to come up with what they want.” Young traveled from San Francisco along the California coast and throughout Mexico, immersing herself in the colors, textures, shapes, and nuances of the rustic, Spanish colonial and Spanish revival genres of architecture and design to which she and Marvin aspired. Then she began the process of tailoring her discoveries and her existing knowledge to the Old Town endeavor. From façade enhancement to lighting, the choice of all materials, artwork and interior design, Young’s mission was to meet the project concept and architectural specifications in every detail. “In a project like this, design concepts and ideas merge with the architect’s work and the owner or developer’s vision and the concert of couture design takes on a life of its own,” says Young. Indeed, whether she’s designing commercial or residential properties, Young’s success doesn’t rely on her credentials or resumé alone. The success of her work is forged in the relationship she establishes with her clients. “The reason the homes and properties I design reach this high level of beauty is that they reflect the aspirations and passions of the homeowner or developer,” she says. “Clients trust my judgment. They know I understand the way they want to experience and live or work in the space. The whole process is about their expectations, their individual vision of life.” As the sun crosses the sky toward the western mountains, warming the brick and stones of Old Town, casting silhouettes through archways and along scrolling ironwork, the original vision of Wells Marvin and the design of Linda Young resonate. And while the creation of Old Town should be complete by 2009, Young’s award- winning design work in the desert and beyond, and her tremendous contributions to individuals and programs throughout our community will continue. To learn more about Linda Young Design and Architectural Specification, take your own journey, Call: (760) 325-0936. LINDA YOUNG DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURAL SPECIFICATION
500 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Suite 212
Palm Springs, CA 92264
(760) 325-0936
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