Wildlight: New urbanism's answer to lowcountry living?

Is it possible to create a community combining the best elements of Lowcountry southern living, cuisine and architecture with industry and New Urbanism? This major timber company believes so.

The Village Center Plan

According to a press release, Wildlight is envisioned as a planned new-town inspired by a character, culture and pattern of living” being described by the developers as “Florida Lowcountry, where play is a part of every day and the natural world is a natural part of life. The plan for Wildlight includes a mix of bungalows, cottages, apartments and townhomes together with shops and restaurants, parks, gardens and playgrounds and a system of trails and pathways intended to make it healthy and walkable and connect it all together.

Putting its money where its mouth is, Rayonier is relocating its headquarters and 145 employees from downtown Jacksonville to Wildlight’s village core.

Proposed Rayonier corporate headquarters at Wildlight

“Rayonier’s new headquarters will be located in the heart of the Wildlight Village,” said Chris Corr, president of Raydient Places + Properties, the developer of Wildlight. “Currently under development, the village core will bring together a number of neighborhood commercial uses in a small, natural and playful environment. The design is inspired by a standard that we call ‘Florida Lowcountry’ and intended to reflect the character, culture and pattern of living of traditional coastal towns throughout the Lowcountry region,” continued Corr. “The Rayonier building echoes the historic shed-style vernacular of Florida Lowcountry and will be intentionally modest but modern including natural materials that blend seamlessly into its nature-rich setting.”

Source: https://www.wildlight.com/wildlight-welcomes-rayoniers-new-headquarters/