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Marina Square Waterfront

Marina Square is pedestrian/transit-oriented development on the waterfront in Bremerton, WA. This mixed-use infill project developed by Sound West Group includes apartments, restaurants, commercial, underground parking, and a variety of shared spaces including plazas, overlooks, and rooftop patios for residents. Public spaces exist around and between the two towers and include enhanced streetscapes, improved waterfront and redesign of “The Stramp”, a landscaped pedestrian corridor connecting the City to the waterfront. Waterfront amenities include an accessible public promenade, overlooks, and seating terraces. Photos courtesy of Sound West Group.

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Winlsow Green

The Winslow Green anchors one end of Bainbridge Island’s Historic Mainstreet. The 1/3-acre park is privately owned by the retail and residential Condominium Association who encourage public access and use by the community. The large lawn was retained and the site reorganized to create more opportunities for the park to serve as a venue for a variety of community events. Upgrades include improved access to the park and businesses. New features include a civic scaled arrival staircase framed with granite boulders, a crushed stone plaza, drainage improvements, walks, landscaping, and small gardens. The existing pavilion was repositioned and upgraded.

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Sensory Garden at Woodland Park Zoo

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FBP led the design team and collaborated with Land Morphology on a new park for the Seattle Parks Department adjacent to the Rose Garden at Woodland Park Zoo.

The Sensory Garden is primarily a full sensory experience with some restorative and therapeutic elements. It is intentionally designed to be an accessible, inclusive, safe, social place, The garden is now a welcoming community place, inviting and supporting people of all ages and abilities.

The garden was designed to support evidence-based research on the benefits of gardens, nature, socializing and restorative environments. The spatial layout, amenities and design details incorporated principles of Universal Design, Community Crime Prevention Guidelines (CCP) and current accessibility standards (ADA). Members of and representatives of special communities were consulted throughout the design, construction and maintenance phases. The working group included representatives from communities of people who are deaf and blind and people with autism.

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Poulsbo Waterfront Park

FBP provided design services to Poulsbo’s Park & Recreation Department for various improvements to Waterfront Park. These included new pathways, seating areas, planting, a new and relocated restroom, bike racks and signage. Improvements were implemented in 2017.

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Bainbridge Island Fire Stations 21 & 22

FBP provided site design and landscape architecture services to Mackenzie Architects for two new fire stations on Bainbridge Island. Station 21 was constructed in 2017 and Station 22 was constructed in 2019.

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Village Green Community Center & Park

FBP worked with the Village Green Metropolitan Park District in Kingston, WA on a 12-acre parcel in the heart of this charming downtown to develop a master plan for future uses and preservation of ecological resources. VGMPD constructed a community center that opened in 2016. FBP also provided landscape architecture services for the community center project. Photos by Matt Freeman-Gleason.

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US War Memorial, Wellington NZ

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The American Battle Monuments Commission commissioned four firms to develop design concepts for a new U.S. memorial at New Zealand’s historic War Memorial Park in the city of Wellington. FBP teamed with Generator Studio of Kansas City to develop a design concept. With a focus on World War II, our design celebrates the 100-year alliance between U.S. & N.Z. The bridge symbolizes the Arc of History where significant conflicts & peacekeeping agreements between our nations are remembered. The bridge is also located on an axis connecting Washington DC and Wellington. It lies at the intersection of two opposing gardens: Garden of Peace and Garden of Sacrifice, and is a place to experience the dualities of Peace & War, Life & Death, Hope & Despair and the intersection of these dualities where Peacekeeping, Growth and Sacrifice are embraced and as a place to honor and remember those who have served.

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Bainbridge Landing Courtyard

Five terraces are framed by tilted gardens, pathways, generous stairs and low retaining walls and seat walls. Terraces include outdoor living room, small greens, decks, gardens, art, paths, and paved terraces for events, play, seating and dining. Homes overlook the courtyard. Ground level flats have small private landscaped terraces.

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East Capitol Campus Plaza, Phase 4*

Located on the East Campus in Olympia, WA across Capitol Way from the legislative buildings, the plaza and civic park was constructed atop an existing 10-acre, below-ground parking garage. Phase 4 included the implementation of the new plaza above half of the structure, consisting of new waterproofing and drainage systems, walkways, an iconic arbor, public art, restroom, elevator towers, seating, lawn areas, and planting beds for the enjoyment of state employees and campus visitors. Photo 1 by Soundview Aerial Photography. *AECOM project.