Views & View Corridor

Landscape

L1 Landscape & Architecture

L2 Public Realm

L3 Sustainable Features

L5 Wildlife Habitat

L6 Views & View Corridors

Preserve and Enhance Important Views and View Corridors

INTENT

For some sites in Bainbridge Island, views of the water, mountains and forested areas are defining features. Landscape design should be sensitive to existing view corridors, take advantage of views, and reinforce visual connections with the public realm.

Guidelines

a. Preserve existing views and view corridors, locating new trees to frame, focus and/or complement views and view corridors

b. Take care to prevent view blockage from the public realm, using lower scale plantings where appropriate and pruning existing trees with best practices of limbing-up rather than topping

c. Design landscaped areas to complement territorial views, using vegetated roofs where appropriate to mitigate views of roofs

d. Locate streets to capture distinctive views and create new viewpoints

Eagle Harbor Waterfront Park provides waterfront access and views from trails and gathering spaces while retaining existing trees and using low-lying native plantings.

DATA 1 in Seattle complements and highlights views under the Aurora Bridge with lower scale plantings and careful placement of trees and light fixtures.

L4 Green Infrastructure