Seattle Predisaster Recovery Plan: Phase 1
CollinsWoerman was contracted by the City of Seattle to create a framework for an all-hazards, post-disaster recovery plan aimed at increasing the community’s resilience to the impacts of major disasters. The framework addresses a broad range of short-term and long-term recovery issues, including major policy issues; core values, recovery plan issues, and strategies for recovery; […]
Osage Nation Master Plan + Space Utilization Study
CollinsWoerman assisted the Osage Nation with a master plan, space utilization study and a set of design standards for their government campus in Pawhuska, OK. The project involved developing a site master plan for Osage Federal programs, executive offices, congressional offices, and Judicial and Minerals Council offices; a Facilities Program to locate departments onto the […]
The Waterfront District
We were hired by the Port of Bellingham to organize a comprehensive framework of 12 strategic guidelines to help guide the redevelopment of approximately 250 acres of industrial waterfront property into an urban residential neighborhood and destination amenity. An environmental Impact Statement (EIS) which included land use distribution, building density and height, and the composition […]
South Lake Union Master Planning: Vulcan Owned Properties
From 1997 through 2002, CollinsWoerman helped Vulcan, Inc. explore the potential of its properties within the South Lake Union neighborhood. CollinsWoerman’s 2200, 428 Westlake, UW School of Medicine Institute for Quantitative Systems Biology, and Seattle Biomedical Research Institute Building represent the first implemented phases of this work.
Segale Properties, Tukwila South Master Planning
As lead planner, CollinsWoerman has been working with the Segale family and the region’s best multi-disciplinary team of consultants to define a long-term, multi-use development strategy for the largest private development parcel in the greater Seattle area. With nearly 500 acres of land under single ownership, five minutes from SeaTac Airport and adjacent to the […]
Renton Highlands Commercial Study + Master Plan
This complex commercial study and master plan of a 120-acre area situated northeast of the city center focused on the retail core and commercial opportunities within the area. The community consisted primarily of commercial strip development and duplex housing units. Our strategy was to consolidate the existing commercial development into a mixed-use retail/commercial/residential core to […]
Quendall Landing Master Plan
CollinsWoerman helped the City of Renton and Boeing Realty develop a conceptual vision that would take advantage of a unique opportunity to reposition the largest piece of lakefront property in the region for the new century. Phase I of the vision called for the redeployment of 150 acres of Boeing “surplus” real estate to support […]
Gray’s Harbor Public Development Authority: SATSOP Development Park
CollinsWoerman was asked to provide fresh insight into the redevelopment of this partially-completed WPPSS nuclear power plant to attract and protect diverse technological and manufacturing uses. The resulting master plan leverages the facility’s existing infrastructure and high tech uses to create a series of business district “quads” that complement industrial uses, some of which reuse […]
Georgia-Pacific Redevelopment Property
CollinsWoerman led a multi-disciplinary team to formulate a strategy consistent with the site’s special nature, the various regulatory entities, and the aspirations of a diverse community, while providing a reasonable financial return and community benefit to Georgia-Pacific and the City of Bellingham.
City of Everett Planning
We were engaged to help define the design opportunities and challenges presented by this immensely promising 280-acre site along the Snohomish River. After determining that the predominantly wetland site contained 120 developable acres, our work focused on gauging the impact of site access and circulation on surrounding neighborhoods and the feasibility of specific types of […]