Villa TOD is a mixed use, residential/retail building on Santa Fe Drive that dates from the 1920’s.  Purchased by Urban Land Conservancy, the building is in serious need of renovation.  Hangar 41 developed several preliminary schemes for the owner to help revitalize the structure and update its energy use requirements.  De Stijl was an artistic movement from the early 20th century exemplified by the works of Piet Mondrian. The movement attempted to express harmony and order using simple geometric shapes and primary color. Symmetry is avoided and balance is achieved through composition. While Villa TOD was not designed in this manner, it was built during this period in art and architecture.  Its location in Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe makes artistic inspiration all the more appropriate.  This scheme borrows from the movement and attempts to express the different uses of the building through color and simple geometric form without significantly altering the structure of the building. Use of color denotes retail space and separates it from the residential space, as well as differentiating one retail space from another. Simple geometric forms and bold lines mark entries, become signage, define landscaping and are also used to express habitable space outside of the building envelope.  The exterior common areas have suffered from neglect over the years. The scheme enlivens the two courtyards by incorporating them into the design of the building as well as making them more comfortable and more inviting through the use of landscaping, built-in seating, sun shades and re-routing of exit routes to allow more space for outdoor activity.  A large high-volume space is converted to a commercial space with outdoor seating adjacent to one of the building’s courtyards.  This concept has been taken into the public spaces as well, incorporating many of the rehabilitation’s design concepts into the public areas through built-in sidewalk seating, landscaping and the addition of patio seating for one of the commercial units.  Converting a run-down apartment building into community asset is the primary goal for the project. There is a focus on making the commercial spaces facing Santa Fe Drive more appealing and adding more viable commercial spaces on 10th Avenue.  The idea is to create a mixed use project with apartments that residents of La Alma can afford, and commercial tenants that are appropriate to the community’s status as an Art District.  The entire project is attempting to gain Green Communities certification through Enterprise Community Partners.