Good Places Matter.
Urbanism Visualized creates compelling visuals & websites for small-scale developers, architects, and owners who love meaningful places.
About
Mark Skovorodko is a multidisciplinary creative director with a decade of experience in commercial photography and design. Residing in North County San Diego with his wife Melissa, Mark has a passion for placemaking, walkable neighborhoods, small-scale development, and healthy cities.
Services
Commercial
Photography
Web Design &
Development
Conceptual Design
& 3D Rendering
Brand & Logo
Design
Featured Projects
Conceptual Design
& 3D Rendering
Downtown Escondido Reposition
Escondido, California
Urbanism Visualized performed exterior conceptual design, interior FF&E/finish selection, architectural rendering, and development/construction management services to reposition a vacant law office into a residential property within the boundaries of Escondido’s Downtown Specific Plan.
El Cajon Rehab
El Cajon, California
Urbanism Visualized provided exterior conceptual design, interior FF&E/finish selection, and architectural rendering for a fee developer restoring a disinvested property on a hillside site overlooking El Cajon, CA.
Old Escondido Reposition
El Cajon, California
Urbanism Visualized provided exterior conceptual design, kitchen layouts, and architectural rendering for a fee developer repositioning a single-family residence into a 6 unit co-living property in Escondido, CA.
Grand Avenue Retail Parklet Design
Escondido, California
Urbanism Visualized provided pro-bono conceptual design and rendering services for a local small business owner advocating for a permanent parklet policy on Grand Avenue, Downtown Escondido’s “Main Street.”
Old Escondido Residential Addition
Escondido, California
Urbanism Visualized performed conceptual design and rendering for a residential expansion entailing the addition of a primary bathroom (pictured), primary bedroom, and family room.
Valley Parkway Facade Grant Conceptual Design
Escondido, California
Urbanism Visualized provided conceptual design and rendering services for a local property owner looking to apply for a city-funded facade grant.
Featured Projects
Web Development & Brand Design
Reyes Residential
San Diego, California
Urbanism Visualized provided web design, brand naming, brand identity design, and commercial photography services for a paint, drywall installation, and resurfacing contractor to reposition the brand from “Above & Beyond” to “Reyes Residential.”
Featured Projects
Commercial
Photography
Visit Escondido
Escondido, California
A growing city in North County San Diego County home to a population of 150,000 and a burgeoning historic downtown core. Urbanism Visualized’s photo content library produced for the City of Escondido is being utilized across the City of Escondido’s website, social channels, and Wikipedia page.
Swork Coffee Bar
Eagle Rock, California
A legacy Los Angeles coffee bar in a walkable commercial district 15 minutes north of Downtown LA. Urbanism Visualized was hired to provide web design and commercial photography coinciding with a redesign of the coffee shop’s interior.
Hotel Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
A 100-year-old boutique hotel on Santa Barbara’s State Street, a pedestrian-oriented retail corridor stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the iconic Arlington and Granada Theaters. Urbanism Visualized provided lifestyle, architectural, and aerial photography for the hotel’s marketing department over the course of several years.
Personal Projects
Commercial
Photography
South Main
Buena Vista, Colorado
A 41 acre parcel transformed into a vibrant, walkable community along the Arkansas River in the Colorado Rockies. South Main features public access to the riverfront, commercial spaces within direct proximity to residential properties, and multiple public green spaces with bouldering features.
Wheeler District
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
A former municipal airport along the south banks of the Oklahoma River turned into a pedestrian-oriented community of diverse housing types, most notably featuring a cluster of two and three-story live-work building types that have been scarcely built in the post-WWII era. The former Santa Monica Pier ferris wheel is the icon at the north end of the site, surrounded by hammocks and green space open to the public.
Glenwood Park
Atlanta, Georgia
A 28 acre site previously housing a recycling plant re-envisioned as a sustainable, walkable traditional neighborhood. The community features 375 residential units varying from detached single-family homes to traditional townhomes, 20,000 square feet of office space, and 48,000 square feet of retail space, not to mention an impeccably designed park and central square.
