General Design Category

Kitsap County Administration Building - SPECIAL MENTION AWARD
Site Workshop | Special Mention for Sustainability

Jury Comments:
The landscape architect successfully transformed what could well have been a leftover awkward hillside and streetside margin into an attractive demonstration of sustainable site design—in particular a celebration of the hydralogic cycle—beginning with rain harvesting and the use of green roofs, native and naturalized planting, cisterns, basins, and permeable surfaces. A successful use of humble materials and native stone, some skillfully worked by a local artist add to the quality. This is a commendable project and in the view of the jury should be considered the state of the art today, despite the fact that it doesn’t yet seem to be, therefore we wish to bring it to the attention of our fellow practitioners with this special mention.