High Density (4-7 Stories)
Introduction
No Ego. Relentlessly Human Design. We are JHP, an award-winning architecture and urban design firm. For more than 45 years, we’ve designed places people care about—spaces that are connected, inclusive, and vibrant. We design at the scale of human experience. No ego. Just relentlessly human design. Our work spans environments where people live, gather, stay, work, and grow. From multifamily housing to master-planned districts—mixed-use spaces to boutique hospitality—we design with one goal: to make people’s lives better.
Where We Work We have offices in Dallas and Denver, and we work across the country. JHP brings thoughtful planning, rigorous delivery, and creative vision to every partnership.
Dallas
Denver
214-363-5687 8340 Meadow Road, Suite 150 Dallas, Texas 75231
303-381-2776 2535 17th Street, Suite E Denver, Colorado 80211
Our Philosophy: Whole Community Design
People are always at the center. Whole Community Design™ is our guiding philosophy: a way of designing that begins not just with buildings, but the people who bring them to life. We deeply value places, but we value how people interact with them, move through them, and gather in them even more. Whole Community Design™ creates places that feel lived in, cared for, and connected—today and for generations to come. Whole Community Design™ is built on five essential principles:
Diversity
Authenticity
Environments where varied people, uses, and experiences coexist and enrich one another.
Solutions that respond to context— cultural, architectural, environmental.
Sustainability
Identity
Long-term resilience, environmental responsibility, and resource stewardship.
Design that strengthens the character and spirit of a place.
Inclusion Communities that welcome a wide range of residents, lifestyles, and stories.
What We Do
Architecture, Urban Design, & Planning We plan and design a variety of spaces. What unites our projects is a process that balances thoughtful, diligent planning with design-forward results—and that is relentlessly focused on people.
Where We Gather Neighborhood/District Planning Transit Oriented Development MU Retail Placemaking Office/Work Spaces
Where We Live High Density Low Density, TH, BFR Affordable Residences Highrise
Where We Play & Stay Hospitality Senior Communities
Our Process
Thoughtful planning. Intentional collaboration. Creative solutions. Designing vibrant communities requires a process grounded in inquiry, partnership, and technical rigor. We work hard to strike a careful balance between creativity and feasibility, innovation and attention to detail.
The work begins with a method Analytical We begin by listening—learning from the physical, social, and economic landscape as well as from those who occupy it.
Contextual We are steadfast in the belief that environmentally intelligent design, planning and building is essential to our world’s future.
Collaborative We approach clients, colleagues, and community partners from the same side of the table. Our work is strengthened by trust, transparency, and continuous dialogue.
Creative + Deliverable We balance bold design thinking with disciplined execution. Every concept must be buildable, efficient, and resilient—without sacrificing beauty.
Sustainable Our projects naturally incorporate sustainable principles through density, walkability, resource efficiency, and long-term durability. We look for meaningful ways to reduce the impact of our projects on the environment.
Featured Work
High Density (4-7 Stories) Mid-rise residential development offers opportunities to create significant housing density while maintaining a human scale. JHP designs buildings that maximize unit counts and amenity offerings while responding to site constraints and neighborhood context. Our experience includes podium construction, wrap configurations, and courtyard buildings, always with attention to unit efficiency, natural light, and resident experience. We navigate complex parking requirements, setback regulations, and design review processes to deliver projects that work financially while creating places residents are proud to call home.
Where We Live | High Density (4-7 Stories)
Featured Projects Through thoughtful massing, façade articulation, and strategically placed open spaces, we create visually engaging buildings that balance density with livability and contribute positively to the surrounding community. By integrating active ground-floor uses, shared amenities, and a variety of indoor and outdoor gathering spaces, JHP creates high-density residential environments that encourage connection and enhance everyday experiences.
Lantower Midtown Dallas, TX
The Monarch Fort Worth, TX
Alexan Maple Dallas, TX
Bridges at Flatiron Broomfield, CO
Where We Live | High Density (4-7 stories)
Lantower Midtown Dallas, TX
Lantower Residential 350 Units 4.18 Acres 83.73 Units per Acre
Lantower Midtown
Lantower Midtown is shaped for modern urban living along North Central Dallas, where architecture, amenity, and location work seamlessly together. Clean lines and warm materials create a calm, contemporary backdrop for everyday life, while thoughtfully layered amenities–from resort-style outdoor spaces to fitness, coworking, and social lounges–support both energy and ease. Pet-friendly features and walkable access to nearby employment centers, retail, and dining further connect residents to the rhythm of the city. The result is a refined living experience that feels polished, convenient, and effortlessly connected. Lantower Midtown delivers a refined residential environment that enhances comfort and spatial quality while successfully anchoring a prominent infill site–positioning the community as a contemporary, well-connected address within North Central Dallas.
Where We Live | High Density (4-7 stories)
Instrata at Legacy West Plano, TX
Columbus Realty Partners 161 Units 1.4 Acres 115 Units per Acre
Instrata at Legacy West
At Legacy West in Plano, Instrata and its sister community, The Grand, are shaped through a collaboration led by Gensler and JHP, creating a walkable city within a city rooted in residential life. Instrata defines the northern entry to the district, where refined one- and two-bedroom homes rise above the activity with a calm, elevated presence. Thoughtful amenities and attentive service support daily rhythms, while just across the way, Legacy Hall adds energy, flavor, and connection to the neighborhood beyond the front door.
Instrata completes Legacy West masterplan with a refined residential anchor that clarifies the gateway condition and strengthens the district’s urban continuity. The project balances the energy of its mixed-use setting with a composed, livable environment, reinforcing Legacy West as a cohesive, walkable neighborhood.
Where We Live | High Density (4-7 stories)
The Monarch Fort Worth, TX
Lang Partners 327 Units 2.9 Acres 113.14 Units per Acre
The Monarch
The Monarch brings a new residential presence to Fort Worth’s Medical District, blending modern living with an easy neighborhood rhythm. Just steps from Magnolia Avenue, residents are connected to local dining, nightlife, and everyday conveniences. Shared indoor and outdoor spaces–including a resort-style pool and private gated yards support both gathering and retreat. A pedestrian sky bridge over 7th Avenue links the buildings and parking, creating a seamless, walkable experience that feels connected, comfortable, and distinctly urban without being overstated. The Monarch adds needed housing to Fort Worth’s Medical District, enhances the area’s urban character, and strengthens everyday connections to nearby medical facilities, local services, and the Magnolia Avenue corridor.
Where We Live | High Density (4-7 stories)
The Truman at Arlington Commons Arlington, TX
The Nehemiah Company 358 Units 6.2 Acres 57.53 Units per Acre
The Truman at Arlington Commons
The Truman offers thoughtfully designed apartment homes that balance energy and ease on the north edge of Arlington. Just off I-30, the community lives close to the city’s biggest moments while carving out its own sense of calm. Studio through three-bedroom apartment homes are shaped around courtyard spaces, where architecture pulls inward to create places to gather, pause, and recharge. A corner coffee shop anchors daily ritual, while the pool, fitness center, and social spaces invite connection; delivering a lifestyle that feels both elevated and effortlessly connected to what’s next.
Phase II strengthens the district’s residential character, enhances walkability, and delivers a balanced lifestyle; placing residents within moments of Arlington’s premier attractions while offering a composed, communityfocused place to call home.
Where We Live | High Density (4-7 stories)
Alexan Maple Dallas, TX
Trammell Crow Residential 340 Units 2.64 Acres 128.45 Units per Acre
Alexan Maple
In the heart of Oak Lawn, Alexan Maple brings a sense of heritage to a vibrant Dallas setting, with brick façades that feel grounded and enduring. A series of semi-private courtyards and a generous central garden create moments of retreat, centered around a large outdoor fireplace that invites gathering and conversation. The resident lounge opens effortlessly to the outdoors through expansive sliding glass walls, extending everyday life into the courtyard. Above, a rooftop lounge crowns the community with dining spaces, an elevated bar, and wide-open city views. Alexan Maple strengthens Oak Lawn’s urban residential fabric with a composed, amenity-driven environment that balances density with livability. Thoughtful massing, durable materials, and connected indoor–outdoor spaces create a lasting sense of place that supports everyday comfort and reinforces neighborhood character.
Where We Live | High Density (4-7 stories)
Bridges at Flatiron Broomfield, CO
Provident Realty Advisors 327 Units 6 Acres 54.77 Units per Acre 4,612 SF Retail
Bridges at Flatiron
Bridges at Flatiron is shaped by a simple idea: let the landscape and the journey lead. From the Boulder Turnpike, the community announces itself with confident presence; at home, windows and walkways turn toward the Flatirons, framing Colorado’s daily drama. Its name nods to Broomfield’s bike bridges and the mountains beyond; celebrated through bike-friendly connections, on-site storage and repair, and an easy rhythm between movement and rest. With a mix of conventional and income-qualified homes, it supports a more inclusive kind of belonging.
The completed community delivers a distinctive regional presence paired with a highly connected, human-scaled living environment. By aligning landscape, movement, and mixed-income housing, Bridges at Flatiron enhances quality of life, expands affordability, and reinforces a more inclusive sense of belonging within the Boulder–Denver corridor.
Where We Live | High Density (4-7 stories)
Encore Montrose Houston, TX
Encore Enterprises 211 Units 2.2 Acres 97.57 Units per Acre
Encore Montrose
Encore Montrose finds its rhythm at the edge of Houston’s Museum District, shaped by art, city, and motion. Tucked along Highway 69, the building turns inward with intention–shielded, softened, and thoughtfully layered. Its palette nods quietly to the nearby Menil, while landscaped buffers and a tuckedaway dog run create calm against the rush. At its heart, a zero-edge pool lifts the eye to distant views, not the street below. A stacked fitness and leasing experience welcomes residents with a touch of hospitality, grounding urban density in comfort and care.
The project transforms a constrained infill site into a comfortable, context-sensitive urban community, balancing cultural alignment, acoustic performance, and livability within the Museum District.
Where We Live | High Density (4-7 stories)
The Grand at the Domain Austin, TX
Columbus Realty Partners 182 Units 2.1 Acres 86.34 Units per Acre
The Grand at the Domain
The Grand at The Domain (Parkside L) stands with clean, contemporary lines that reflect both structure and light, its generous windows and balconies framing an ever-changing urban horizon. Anchored within Austin’s dynamic Domain district– where upscale retail, dining, and lively entertainment converge–it taps the rhythm of a place that feels like a ‘second downtown.’ Residents step from intentional design into plazas of movement and sound, where walkable streets, vibrant cafés, and social buzz shape daily life with energy that pulses through both built form and public space. The Grand at The Domain strengthens The Domain’s live–work–play fabric by introducing a sophisticated, amenity-rich residential community that complements the district’s walkable character and elevates multifamily living within Austin’s ‘second downtown.’
Leadership & Team
Principal Leadership
Carl Malcolm, AIA
Our team is a collective of architects, planners, designers, and thinkers united by a shared belief: great communities begin with collaboration.
Monica Miranda, AIA
President
John Schrader, AIA, LEED AP
Carl became President in 2021 after decades shaping the firm’s growth. He leads with a people first design philosophy and broad housing experience.
A LEED Accredited Professional, John serves as Director of Design and guides projects from early vision through clear architectural direction, aligning creativity with disciplined execution.
As Principal of JHP’s Hospitality Studio, Monica brings more than two decades of experience, creativity, and strategic insight to every project she leads.
Kirby Zengler, AIA
Michael Arbour, AIA
Jonathan Brown, AIA
Known for his steady guidance and technical rigor, Kirby provides seasoned direction on high-density, transit-oriented development, and mixed-use projects.
For nearly four decades, Mike has helped shape JHP’s evolution through disciplined leadership and an unwavering commitment to design excellence.
With more than 25 years of experience, Jonathan draws on deep commercial expertise to guide JHPs Mixed-Use and Retail Placemaking practices.
Sheila Kneifl, AIA
W. Brian Keith, AIA, AICP, LEED AP
While spearheading the JHP Denver office, Sheila is one of JHP’s most accomplished and prolific project managers. Her career reflects steady leadership and deep technical expertise.
Brian serves as Director of Urban Design and Planning for JHP, bringing expertise in placemaking, community building, and the visioning of transformative neighborhood redevelopment.
Transformative design, shaped by human experience.
jhparch.com
Dallas
Denver
214-363-5687 8340 Meadow Road, Suite 150 Dallas, Texas 75231
303-381-2776 2535 17th Street, Suite E Denver, Colorado 80211