Portland, Oregon

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This 537 Unit Condominium Conversion at the Portland Center vintage 1967 includes roof top plazas & extensive site landscape re-imaging.

Portland, Oregon

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Humboldt Gardens was a Hope VI, affordable housing project for the Housing Authority of Portland, which included a mixed use building that achieved LEED Silver certification from the USGBC.

As Landscape Architect we collaborated with the Civil Engineer to develop an award winning approach to a Green Street treatment for stormwater.  The plantings for the Green Street used water tolerant plants and swale seed mix in the swales  with more residential plant selections by the walkways leading into the units. The combination of the lawn and swale grass  panels as they move through the front yard and shrub beds allows easy maintenance by mowing both.

The project’s sustainable design elements including permeable paving, soft stormwater swales, a green street, a community pocket park and garden seating courtyards.  The landscaping approach throughout the project was child tough, low maintenance and complementary to a residential neighborhood.

Humboldt Gardens was recognized by the 2009 City of Portland BEST Awards as the winner of the Green Building for New construction/Major renovation.

Portland, Oregon

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The Yakima Farm Workers Agency added a Clinic in east Portland Oregon.  The landscape approach was developed to help screen the busy street and place emphasis on the entrance.

Woodburn, Oregon

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The Yakima Farm Workers have been expanding their clinic footprint throughout the Pacific Northwest and we were asked to update the campus of this new addition to the Woodburn Oregon Clinic.  The overal scope included an interior courtyard and water feature and the rehabilitation of the existing grounds.

Auburn, Oregon

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This seacoast community hospital undertook the addition of a Medical Office Building with landscaping that would be salt tolerant and colorful.  Our plantings included numerous perennials, ornamental grasses and seacoast plantings.  The sandy soils were also taken into consideration for irrigation purposes.

The Providence – Portland Medical Group Office Building located on Interstate Avenue in Portland Oregon had limited landscaping to it.  We provided an interesting mix of ornamental grasses and screening plants for this tight site.  The project was recognized for it’s architectural design by the AIA.

Madras, Oregon

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Mountain View Hospital undertook a new addition and remodel of the existing building and acute care unit in Madras, Oregon.  Our approach was to update the appearance of the grounds to reflect the Central Oregon landscape in a sustainable way.  Our careful selection of native, cold and drought tolerant plants, local broken top stone  and river rock helped to mimic the surrounding landscape.  Rooftop runoff was dropped into a naturalized creek bed which flowed into dry wells.

Brookings, Oregon

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Our goal for this medical center project was to retain as much of the existing, native vegetation on site as possible and to incorporate a majority of native plants into the new landscaping. Site features included a “stormwater feature”, which will replicate a natural stream bed with multiple water falls; a healing garden located adjacent to the main lobby, which will serve as a viewing garden and outdoor gathering space; and an outdoor patio space for staff. The project is currently pursuing LEED Silver.

Portland, Oregon

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ON THE BOARDS

Macdonald Environmental Planning will be providing landscape architectural services for the Rose Villa revitalization project. This 24 acre Senior Community will offer a variety of sustainable design element including greenroofs, rooftop gardens, stormwater collection into cisterns and naturalized creeks that will flow down through the site to wetland retention ponds.  All open areas are designed to engage the residents in gardens, outdoor activities and will serve to fully unify and connect the community.  The project is pursuing LEED ND.   Images provided by Myhre Group Architects.

Independence, Oregon

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Macdonald Environmental Planning was sought after by developer Steven Ribiero, to find the most flawless and sustainable greenwall system on the market, and to develop initial concepts for the greenwall. The system chosen was Green Living Technologies greenwall system and it’s parameters were researched prior to conceptualizing, aiding in creating realistic renderings for the greenwall.

Macdonald Environmental Planning initiated the conceptual thought process by developing four very different concepts for the greenwall. These concepts were used as a catalyst for the project team to move the project forward and are being used to raise outside funds to pay for the greenwall. The greenwall is scheduled to be installed in a 4 story open atrium lobby and will clad the exterior of the elevator shaft from floor to ceiling.

This LEED Platinum prospective building, otherwise coined “The Worlds Greenest Building, is expected to achieve 64-66 LEED points which would make it the most sustainable building in the country by LEED standards.

To find out more about this project visit the Independence Station website.