Winner WASLA Award of Excellence - 2023

We are very excited to receive an Award of Excellence from the recent 2023 WASLA Professional Awards ceremony for our work at Discovery Park at Tehaleh! Congratulations to all the 2023 Award winners, we very grateful to work in a community with so many talented landscape architects. Thank you very much to WASLA, and all of the volunteers that work to support the WASLA.

We are incredibly appreciative of our client and the entire team that helped to make Discovery Park a reality.

Client: Tehaleh
Civil Engineer: Mackay Sposito
General Contractor: Rickabaugh Pentecost Development
Custom Woodwork: Chris Jewell Builds
'Poetry Rock' Installation Artist: Morgan Peterson
Photography: Meghan Montgomery

4552 Roosevelt Way NE - 2023

Final recommendation approval from the Seattle Design Review Board was received for the development of two towers in the University District. GCH’s focus has been on the ground-level public plaza and gathering spaces, creating an accessible and usable space that is open to the surrounding community and enhances the continuity between the interior and exterior spaces. We’ve also been working on the on-structure resident amenity terraces, which include lounge areas, outdoor dining and kitchen spaces, and planting.

5th & Virginia - 2023

GCH is happy to share that the proposed tower at 5th and Virginia in Seattle has received final recommendation approval from the Design Review Board. Sited adjacent to the landmark Seattle Center Monorail, the new MZA designed tower extends and preserves the existing historic Griffin Building. GCH has been responsible for preserving and enhancing the existing streetscapes with its mature London Plane trees, while adding additional on-structure amenities for residents of the project.

Reed's Crossing - 2023

Construction is ongoing for Reed's Crossing, a mixed-use residential community in Hillsboro, Oregon; roughly 12 miles from Portland. This region is home to Nike, Intel, and a number of other hi-tech companies which have created a growing demand for housing, shopping, entertainment, education, medical, lifestyle and recreation. GCH has been working with Brookfield Properties on the Master Planning and development guidelines for the 463 acre development.

Ultimately Reed's Crossing will include 3500 residential units with a broad range of densities and neighborhoods, a shopping and entertainment district, commercial and office spaces, medical, senior living, schools, and a network of parks, trails, and open spaces. The community is currently the largest mixed-use residential planned development in Oregon.

Soul Luxury Resort Community - 2022

GCH has been working on Egypt’s idyllic North Coast of the Mediterranean Sea providing master planning for the extraordinary, 680 acre “Soul” destination. Working alongside the Emaar Misr/Eagle Hills team, the group has envisioned a destination of unsurpassed elegance, innovation and sustainability throughout the region. The EcoLuxe destination includes more than 20 kilometers of water frontage and 1.5 kilometers of sandy coastline. A never seen before, elevated "infinity beach" in the property’s interior doubles the project’s sandy beach experience and provides stunning views up and down the coastline of this already sought after destination.

Rendering provided by Emaar Misr/Eagle Hills, learn more about the Soul Luxury Resort Community on their website

Chelan Bay Community - 2022

Landscape installation has just been completed on the public areas of this waterfront bay community in Chelan; GCH completed project visioning and master planning for the community, as well as landscape design for the open spaces, trail system and public areas. The project includes a public park and water access for swimming, stand up paddle boards, and kayaks, along with waterside seating and a promenade.  The community is also has a designated location for a restaurant and commercial area with "boat-up" moorage for visiting lake users.

Chelan Lookout - 2022

We are excited to share the newest park at The Lookout in Lake Chelan. GCH has enjoyed working with the community and watching it grow over the years. The newly completed community park, which acts as an open space and wedding venue, takes full advantage of the wonderful views of the lake and the City of Chelan.  

Ludlow Cove Cottages - 2022

GCH collaborated with Union Studio in the design of this cottage-style residential community located in Port Ludlow, Washington. Design of the outdoor community spaces (the focal entry, the large central park, and the four smaller more secluded linear parks) carefully considers the relationship between home lots, park amenities, and the water.

Dexter Yard - 2022

GCH is excited to continue construction administration at 700 Dexter Avenue with SkB Architects. These hand-built ceramic pots, were recently placed onsite and are awaiting soil and planting installation. The six colors come from natural oxides in the clay body and relate to the colors of the site stairs at both the west and north faces of the building.  We look forward to completing this project in the coming months.

Botánika - Costa Rica - 2022

Botánika, the luxury eco-destination on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula is moving closer to completing construction on phase one of this unprecedented project. The first ever ground-up construction in Hilton’s Curio Collection, Botánika is methodically and intentionally rewilding a former agricultural site; restoring a degraded ecosystem and providing authentic floral and faunal habitat through what might be called Rainforest Rejuvenation of the property. It is envisioned that wildlife will again move freely to, from, and through the forest canopy of this transformed property which features direct links to the fabled Corcovado National Park.