About
Leading in net zero energy and multi-regenerative design practices, McLennan Design’s architectural and ecological perspective drives design creativity and innovation.
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Located on Stunning Bainbridge Island, a half hour ferry ride from downtown Seattle.
Our Studio
Established in 2013, McLennan Design has quickly become known as a world leader in regenerative design, building a team of high-performance building experts that have delivered some of the most innovative green projects on the planet.
Housed within a net zero historic adaptive reuse facility located on beautiful Bainbridge Island, we are a collective of architects, ecologists and engineers dedicated to creating a better world. Our tight-knit team is unified by our dedication to regenerative design, crafting sustainable spaces that seek to harmonize with the natural world.
In 2022, McLennan Design merged with Perkins&Will, blending our expertise and personalized approach with the global resources of the second-largest architecture firm in the world. This seamless collaboration uniquely positions us to deliver world-class regenerative design projects of any size and location in the world, combining the intimacy of a boutique studio with the capabilities of a global practice leader.
Our office space is an inspiring example of adaptive reuse, showcasing a Net-Zero renovation of an historic 1911 Stables building. Initially built by the Army to house horse-drawn carriages and coal, the structure had remained vacant and dilapidated since the 1960s. By careful preserving the existing structure – including all 58 of the original roof trusses – and building a new, highly efficient thermal envelope, the building is able to operate entirely from renewable energy supplied by an 8kw rooftop solar array. Featuring natural and salvaged materials, including old-growth wood reclaimed from the adjacent Barracks building and salvaged Douglas-fir windows and doors, the modest office is likely the lowest-carbon project in Perkins&Will's entire portfolio. The renovated Stables is phase one of a larger effort to restore the adjoining historic Barracks building and provide a beautiful neighborhood asset for the entire local community.
During early stages of the renovation work, the entire building was lifted up to allow for new wall framing and stabilization.
Our Founder, Jason F. McLennan
McLennan is the founder and creator of the Living Building Challenge and is an expert in providing deep green design solutions that meet these stringent requirements. You can find the result of this work here (ILFI) and (IWBI).
Completed standards are widely available to download on these websites. Hundreds of articles on our work can be found online, and every major engineering and architecture firm use these standards.
Bainbridge Island may be the smallest studio in the global Perkins&Will community, but the small size of our team by no means limits the scale of our impact! Our expertise in regenerative design allows us to work with many of the largest companies and most prestigious institutions around the world. With a focus on deep green, regenerative transformations, we’re actively sought out for our strategic thinking around all aspects of sustainability, world-class design, and social impact.
