Haixia Youth Center in Fuzhou, China - 2016

Construction is underway at the Haixia Youth Center in Fuzhou, China.  The 33 acre site located in China’s Fujian province is a government sponsored project designed to host youth from around the world for sports and cultural exchange programs.   The site features an international level conference center, innovation center, cultural street, youth exchange center and sports complex located on prime South China Sea waterfront.  GCH worked jointly with MZA architects on the master planning and landscape architectural design for the project.  The landscape design was fundamental in linking the unique architecture into a pedestrian orientated campus. The success of the Haixia Youth Center is expected to set the stage as a model for future and similar projects in other parts of China.

Safeco Plaza - 2016

GCH was recently approached by CommmonWealth Partners to develop initial ideas for the design of Safeco Plaza in Seattle. The plaza is located downtown, adjacent to a 50 story skyscraper and across the street from the Seattle Public Library. The proposed design provides an inviting space which includes an existing Henry Moore sculpture, outdoor dining, a reflecting pool, a large sculptural trellis and a tree grove.

Shun Yi - 2016

We recently teamed with YinterWork Design and Ankrom Moisan Architects on a design competition for Shun Yi, a senior living facility in Beijing, China. The project focuses on a strong connection to nature which features a wide variety of gardens, walking trails, water features, plazas, outdoor dining areas and a village center.

Tommy Bahama - 2016

Congratulations to Tommy Bahama on the recent opening of their new corporate headquarters in downtown Seattle. Working closely with SkB Architects, GCH provided landscape architectural design services for a large rooftop terrace. The project included outdoor seating areas, a wood deck, planters and an extensive green roof.

^{Photo © Magda Biernat} 

Harbor Avenue Campus - 2016

Youngone Harbor Avenue Campus received final recommendation approval from the West Seattle Design Review Board this week! GCH is proud to be working in collaboration with Rhodes Architecture and Light, Miller Hull Partnership and Magnusson Klemencic on this exciting project. The landscape architectural program includes several roof decks, a water wall, renaturalization of a hillside and a large breezeway through the building that provides public access to the waterfront.

Fu Min Time Square - 2015

GCH recently completed landscape architectural design work on this contemporary retail shopping center in Fu Min, China. Working with MG2 Architecture, the project includes retail promenades, outdoor dining, plazas, water features, rooftop terraces, green roofs and a large interior courtyard.

Gary Player Golf Course - 2015

The recently completed Gary Player Golf Course at DLF Golf & Country Club in Gurgaon, India was host to the 2015 “Hero Women’s Indian Open” last month.   GCH provided Landscape Architectural services for the golf course which included the use of thousands of indigenous trees and plant material designed to reduce maintenance and irrigation requirements. 

The property which is located within a densely populated urban core outside of Delhi has become a natural bird and wildlife refuge as a result of the extensive landscaped areas designed into the project.  GCH has provided landscape architectural services for numerous projects on DLF’s sprawling real estate development over the past 9 years.

Typhoon Soudelor - 2015

During a recent site visit to Fuzhou China our design team was briefly stranded when Typhoon Soudelor struck the coastal city.  Pictured here is (from left) Pete Geyer of GCH, Erin Langan from the office of Susan Marinello, Craig Davenport and Eva H. from MZA as they pass through a historic Hutong street amidst the deluge.                           

Photo by Ming Zhang MZA

Lake Samish Residence - 2015

GCH is working very closely with the owners of a 5 acre waterfront residence on Lake Samish WA.  The plan includes creation of forests, meadows, natural shoreline and a beach for their main house, guest house, barn and beach house.  The owner salvaged this six foot diameter log and challenged GCH to repurpose it on the property.  It will ultimately be set on the edge of a forest and be sculpted into amphitheater seating for events and “sport court” viewing.  

Port Ludlow Resort Residential Community - 2015

GCH is proud to announce that Westharbor Homes has been named a Grand Winner at 2015 Gold Nugget Awards for Ludlow Cove II, a new residential community at Port Ludlow Resort. “Gold Nugget Award winners reflect our industry’s best, brightest and most innovative architects, planners and builder/developers”. GCH worked closely with Union Studio to prepare design documents for several new parks, the streetscape, project entry and a model home.