Environmentally friendly method for designing and utilizing mixed use developments

A method of designing a mixed-use development comprising:

• positioning one or more buildings in an approximate L-shape along a parcel of land wherein one elongate axis of the one or more buildings in an approximate L-shape is positioned substantially parallel to a first edge of the parcel of land, and wherein the first edge of the parcel of land is positioned near a road or sidewalk;
• positioning a separate building that has an axis that is substantially parallel to one of the axis of the one or more buildings in an approximate L-shape;
• and
• providing a green space area on the interior of the parcel of land,
• wherein the separate building is positioned near the one or more buildings in an approximate L-shape to form an approximate U-shape of buildings with the green space in the interior of the U-shape of buildings;
• and
• wherein the green space is elevated above ground level.