Archive for the ‘Housing’ Category

Olympia Crest II

Olympia, Washington

This affordable housing project for the Thurston County Housing Authority included a special storm water spillway that moved through the walkway and between the parking and the buildings and finally terminating at a Rainwater Celebration Plaza.  This feature created a unique opportunity to incorporate native plantings for a naturalized landscape.  The Client was committed to this special feature which has gained praise and will be incorporated into their next project Littlerock Housing in Tumwater, WA.

Clastop Care Health District- Memory and Bariatric Care Living Center

Astoria, Oregon

This memory and bariatric care facility incorporated a special garden memory care garden complete with raised beds, perennial gardens and covered walkways and seating benches for viewing the colorful landscape.  The site was situated in the Coastal community of Astoria, Oregon.  We wanted the planting not only to fit into the seaside character be full of colorful perennials and graceful ornamental grasses.

Vista Court Senior Living Facility

Vancouver, Washington

Vista Court a Senior Housing project for the Vancouver Housing Authority was completed in the winter of 2011.  The entire project encircles a very old London Plane tree while allowing the residents to walk to the surrounding neighborhood and take pause at the many benches placed for viewing the new landscaped grounds.  Van Vista an existing high rise senior apartment tower is directly adjacent to the new Vista Court building.

Yakima Living Center

Yakima, Washington



This Senior Community incorporates retirement apartments, assisted living and skilled nursing all within a 8 acre campus filled with unique garden nodes spaced periodically along the village trail and walks. The looping trail system allows residents to meet friends at a variety of gardens including a rose garden, perennial gardens, raised plant beds and even a quick stop by at the Village Center for refreshments. Macdonald Environmental Planning was responsible for the development of the outdoor garden spaces, the trails, walkways, the Alzheimer’s courtyard and the village center café patio.

Trenton Terrace

Portland, Oregon



Trenton Terrace is a highly-livable home provides 66-units, low-income, independent senior living apartments in a building located on a .9 acre site within North Portland’s New Columbia neighborhood
A thin, transparent bridge connection links the east and west wings, affording natural light and a view to the south terrace and the grand heritage tree which the project was planned. Greening elements include stormwater swales that treat the roof and parking lot runoff onsite.

Club 1201 – Orenco Station

Hillsboro, Oregon


Initially this project was a 210 unit market rate apartments situated on approximately 7 acres in the Orenco Station light rail community. The landscape elements that we were responsible for included pocket parks, a mitigated wetland, a swimming pool and pool deck design and all the landscaping in the open spaces between the units. Later the project was converted to a condominium community and we were then asked to add the privacy fences between the units and the neighborhood connectivity walkways.

Tamarack Village

Sisters, Oregon


Tamarack Village was a 33 unit affordable housing project for CORHA located in Sisters, Oregon. We provided the irrigation, landscape and play area design for this project.

Olsen Residence

Crosswater, Oregon


The Olsen Residence was built in Crosswater, Oregon and located on the Crosswater G.C. It was a lodge like construction which used natural rock for the spa and patio off the rear of the home. We provided detailed design of the irrigation and landscape to meet with the Design Standards for Crosswater. Many native species were planted in this foot hill microclimate near Sunriver Oregon.

Nuevo Amanecer

Woodburn, Oregon


Meriwether Condominiums

Vancouver, Washington


Macdonald Environmental Planning, PC provided the landscape design and irrigation drawings for this condominium project located on Columbia River Drive.

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