Proposal for Bainbridge Island Suzuki Property

Arcstudio LLC, November 2014

​COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Bainbridge is a lively community full of people who respond to different opportunities. Each of us enjoy unique experiences and the opportunity to enrich our lives. Architecture, as the art of building social space, is a means by which we can enhance lives. Arcstudio’s proposal for this property is dedicated to providing great public space for a wide range of interests and ages.  The project proposes a city-and-parks owned environmental center at its heart, with community gardens, a community kitchen and dining pavilion that overlooks the forest. Community space can include art studios, classrooms for workshops, practice studios for musicians, even a hot shop for glass artists. A small community gymnasium with a dedicated space for  BIGC gymnastics and dance is proposed. Civic offices can include new BIPD headquarters. A Teen Center belongs in this mix. Small “dry-built” structures that flexibly adapt as either residential or educational use, that can be easily relocated to future residential developments are also proposed. Unique paths, sculpture gardens,  terraces in the landscape can be an integral part of the community space and a stage for interpretive graphics that reflect the environment, inspire and inform. 

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