Hendrick Farm | Landlab

one-of-a-kind community

Currently nearing completion near Ottawa, Landlab’s Hendrick Farm project is the first of its kind in Canada. Rejecting today’s automobile-dependent, cookie cutter suburbs, it reclaims traditional village design, embodying the best aspects of some of the world’s most sought-after neighborhoods.

village-scale living

People often wonder what actually sets Hendrick Farm apart. Step foot in the neighborhood and it will immediately be clear that something feels different. There is no space wasted on huge driveways that overtake the front of the house. The front of the homes and the door that indicates where the people live are dominant features. The garage doors — where the cars live — are secondary and either in the rear laneway or tucked to the side. The streets seem more intimate somehow, not like the gaping spaces in all the other suburbs attached to larger cities in North America. You can find people sitting on their front porches and chatting with neighbors walking by to get their mail. You can find groups of children playing in the parks that are sprinkled throughout the houses, or zooming by on their bicycles.

That feeling—of walkability, of intimacy of outdoor spaces, of community—can all be boiled down to our urban planning and architecture. Through these, Hendrick Farm has designed a neighborhood for people first. The master plan details five residential phases featuring unique architecture and a variety of unit types & price points, and kilometres of trails, forest, and park land.

At its core, Hendrick Farm has been purposefully designed to encourage walking, play, recreation, social interaction, healthy lifestyles, and a sense of community. It’s a place to live, work, and play. It’s a place to grow up and a place to retire. It’s a whole community where people have real connections to their neighbors when they want them, and lots of space for privacy when they don’t. Only 15 minutes from downtown Ottawa, it’s close to everything yet still a world away.