Final Report from Atelier Dreiseitl
Little Saigon Public Realm Design Report
Background
The Little Saigon urban design vision is an integrated concept for public spaces that includes:
• Open space
• Pedestrian connections
• Street improvements
• Stormwater recycling
• Green infrastructure
It is a vision that could be developed over the long term for an area that is likely to have an increase in commercial activity and
residential density in the future. The vision also strives to enhance the visual character of Little Saigon consistent with the cultural
values of the community. Atelier Dreiseitl, a landscape architecture fi rm from Germany, has assisted in the development of the
Little Saigon urban design vision. Atelier Dreiseitl has based its conceptual design work on facilitated discussion that occurred at a
community workshop in Little Saigon in October 2007.
A sustainable infrastructure concept also complements the Department of Planning and Development’s proposed zoning
amendments for Little Saigon that, when combined with the urban design vision, suggest ways to maximize private development
potential while providing public benefi ts for the neighborhood.
For more information, please contact Robert Scully at
(206) 233-3854 or robert.scully@seattle.gov
Little Saigon Urban Form Community Meeting:
DPD and the Washington Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce (WAVA Chamber) held a community meeting June 11, 2008, in the Nisei Veterans Hall.
At the meeting, people viewed the “Public Realm Vision Report” with landscape architecture firm Atelier Dreiseitl. Dieter Grau from Atelier Dreiseitl presented a proposed urban design vision/concept for Little Saigon, based on a October 2007 community workshop. This was followed by a discussion. For more information about the meeting, or a Vietnamese translation, please click on the materials below.
