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Bucklin Court

This proposed development by Sean Parker Architects includes a mix of high-end residential, restaurant and recreational uses. The Clear Creek Trail connects the development to Kitsap County’s expansive trail and open space system. Enhancements to the beach and adjacent park include removal of a bulkhead and beach restoration, waterfront pathway construction, and planting of extensive wetland buffer. The landscape plan includes a highly detailed walled courtyard with a strong central pedestrian axis that terminates in distant view of Puget Sound. Referencing formal European gardens, the landscape includes a walled courtyard and a formal pedestrian Alle’.

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University Apartments

FBP is providing landscape architectural services for a new 5-story apartment building by H+dlT Collaborative architects and Xiaowei Yang, HR International. Located in the University District, the student housing will include perimeter landscaping, underground parking, a street side plaza and a secure “backyard” with outdoor patios and privacy landscaping. The design is contemporary with a subtle Asian theme. For seasonal interest, the design introduces drifts of ornamental grasses, bulbs and perennials in combination with evergreen groundcovers and shrubs. The color palette is reds, soft pinks, blacks and whites with blue accents. FBP is assisting with design, construction documents and entitlement including Master Use Plan and Green Factor approvals.

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Madrona Glen

FBP provided landscape architectural services for this 15-unit single family subdivision in West Seattle. Planting design met City of Seattle Green Factor requirements. Coordination with the civil engineer resulted in the design of multiple rain garden planting cells between homes and significant pervious surfaces. Many of the large significant trees are preserved in the plan and the proposed landscape transitions from more ornamental grasses and showy perennials at the home’s front entries to more robust and native groundcovers and shrubs near the existing tree canopies edge.

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Pleasant Beach Village – Phase 2

Pleasant Beach Village, a new mixed use neighborhood by Wenzlau Architects for Windermere, was conceived as an extension of the historic Lynwood Center shopping district on Bainbridge Island, WA. The first phase of the project included a new retail streetscape and a variety of housing types. The second phase includes apartments, a pool and community center, a central park and picnic area, and restored open spaces including an extensive trail network that links to Phase 1 and a future Phase 3. FBP provided site and park design, tree retention analysis, and planting plans for city permit submittals. Construction of the pool will be completed in 2015.

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