Archive for the ‘Project’ Category

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.

Redmond Central Fire Station

Redmond, Oregon




The City of Redmond was developing a new Central Fire Station in the center of the city to consolidate and update the existing stations. MEPpc, was responsible for the irrigation and planting for the Central Oregon site. We utilized drought and cold tolerant plantings to achieve a sustainable landscape over time.

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.

Suttle Lake Master Plan

Sisters, Oregon



Macdonald Environmental Planning, P.C. worked with the Owner of Suttle Lake Resort and Marina in 2002 to update the Development Master Plan for this 7 acre “peninsula” at the east end of Suttle Lake. This report was submitted to the Sisters Ranger District, Deschutes National Forest, Pacific Northwest Region of the USDA Forest Service for approval of the expansion of the Resort facilities and the re-vegetation plan for the overall site. The project included the analysis of the existing Resort facilities, the proposed new access road and bridge and the condition of the natural vegetation, the proposed relocation of existing cabins, new cabin locations and the new lodge and parking lot location. This project’s master plan had been revised numerous times but, failed to receive approval due to the opposition by the Friends of the Metolius River Basin. Our effort to achieve approval included environmental sensitive master development plan which protected the riparian vegetation from further degradation while proposing a 5 year re-vegetation plan for the non essential resort areas. These areas were to have an 80 percent cover of vegetation achieved. The Forest Service approved the Suttle Lake Resort and Marina Master Plan in 2003 allowing the Owner to construct a new Lodge facility and add 6 more Cabins to the 22 acre sensitive site.

Eastlake Village

Bend, Oregon



Eastlake Village was a 56 unit affordable housing project for Central Oregon Regional Housing Authority (CORHA) situated on 5 acres in Bend, Oregon. We provided the irrigation, landscape and play area design for this project.

Hospice of Washington County

Hillsboro, Oregon



On the Boards

Macdonald Environmental Planning, PC was approached by Partin & Hill Architects to provide Landscape Architectural services for this hospice project in Hillsboro, Oregon. Our design intent was to embrace the natural woodland adjacent to the project area by incorporating native plant species into the site landscaping to imitate a natural environment.
Creating spaces for respite and reflection was a high priority for this project. Patients, family members, and staff will all have an opportunity to take a stroll through the meandering pathway or sit and listen to the trickle of water coming from one of the water features adjacent to one of the outdoor patios.
Other site features include stormwater swales that will help to reduce runoff; a rainwater celebration feature, which will be viewable from the main entrance; a donor wall; and an outdoor labyrinth.

Nuevo Amanecer

Woodburn, Oregon