Landscape Architecture

Rooted in
Community

We transform the outdoor canvas that buildings inhabit into vibrant, thriving environments. Our lives unfold across the parks where we gather, the streets we traverse, the fields where kids play, and the plazas where communities connect. These landscapes are the essential engines that actively shape how people move, feel, and experience the world.

We design environments that balance visionary aesthetics with practical longevity. Our portfolio spans diverse scales, from civic master plans and urban parks to private resorts and community gardens across the Pacific Northwest and internationally. Our process integrates ecology, culture, and community needs with constructability and long‑term maintenance, ensuring that every space performs beautifully today and endures for decades.

The quality of the outdoor spaces that link our lives is just as critical as the buildings they surround. We prioritize thoughtful, impactful design to create places for people to gather, recharge, and truly belong.

As proactive landscape architects and community‑place creation experts, we design with profound impact at the core of everything we do. Every trail, playground, and civic space is a powerful opportunity to nurture healthier communities and cultivate a thriving planet. Our work seamlessly bridges the built environment and the natural world, engineering outdoor places that are both incredibly functional and deeply inspiring.

We create functional, beautiful, and resilient outdoor spaces—places people will return to, cherish, and carry into a sustainable future.

What Sets AHBL Apart

Our team works across the Northwest and around the world on projects ranging from large‑scale civic landscapes to vibrant outdoor gardens for residential communities, hotels, and senior living facilities, as well as fire stations and green infrastructure. Our landscape architecture design process is rooted in both vision and feasibility, balancing ecology, culture, and community needs with constructability and long-term maintenance capabilities.

Community Impact at Every Scale

Whether it’s a streetscape or a parking lot, our work considers how people move, gather, and connect, prioritizing safety, accessibility, and identity.

Context-Driven Design

All sites have a story. We draw from natural systems, cultural narratives, and urban planning to shape outdoor spaces that feel uniquely connected to their place. Playgrounds, sport fields, rooftop gardens, and other community spaces are areas where our work responds to the people and environment, rather than the other way around.

Design That Works for Everyone

Across commercial projects and neighborhood parks alike, we balance aesthetics and constructability. Our teams collaborate with maintenance and facilities teams and contractors so that our daily users find value in what we create.

Integrated From the Start

We collaborate with civil, planning, and survey teams early to ensure grading, site design, and drainage are aligned from day one.

Places That Endure

Our landscape projects are designed for longevity, choosing materials and systems that age well, reduce maintenance, and continue serving communities for decades to come. Many of our projects achieve LEED certification because we prioritize durability and responsible resource use.

Our Landscape Architecture Solutions

  • Community Engagement and Outreach

    Successful landscape architecture design begins with listening. We work alongside residents, stakeholders, and civic leaders to make sure each project reflects the voices and needs of the people it serves.
  • Complete Streets and Streetscapes Design

    Transforming corridors into safe, vibrant streetscapes that serve pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles while supporting local identity.
  • Green Roof Garden and Amenity Design

    Rooftop gardens and amenity spaces bring life into urban environments and hospital settings. We design green roofs and outdoor living areas that offer beauty, comfort, and sustainability while supporting LEED initiatives.
  • Green Stormwater Infrastructure Design

    Stormwater can be both a challenge and an opportunity. Working closely with our civil engineering colleagues, we design systems that manage water effectively while creating outdoor spaces that are functional and inspiring.
  • Park and Playground Design

    Inclusive play is at the heart of thriving communities. We design playgrounds and outdoor spaces that invite all ages and abilities, incorporating safety, accessibility, and creativity into all details.
  • Park Master Planning

    We shape parks that serve generations, blending recreation, ecology, and community identity. Our team guides the designs forward to ensure spaces reflect local stories while remaining financially and environmentally sustainable.
  • Planting and Irrigation Design

    Planting plans and irrigation systems are crafted with climate, aesthetics, and maintenance in mind, delivering beauty and resilience year-round.
  • Synthetic and Natural Turf Playfields

    We design high-performance athletic fields, both synthetic and natural, that prioritize playability, durability, and sustainability.
  • Trail Design

    Trails connect people to nature and to one another. We create routes that are safe, resilient, and integrated into the built environment.
  • Water Feature Design

    Our water features merge artistry with engineering, offering places of gathering, reflection, and delight.

See the Vision Come to Life

  • 132nd Square Park

    A stormwater park comes to life in Kirkland

  • Balfour Park

    Connecting civic life through people‑first design

  • Federal Way Public Schools Memorial Field

    FWPS Memorial Stadium renovations provide secure space for spectators

  • Peninsula Gardens Master Plan

    Transforming a former garden nursery into a vibrant community space

  • YMCA Gig Harbor Sports Complex

    Comprehensive services for new sport complex

Our Partners Say It Best
  • We requested more engagement than usual, and they met it with zero hesitation. They were present, flexible, and excellent with the community.
    Jeff, City of Fircrest