Soldiers Home

Harrison Design is honored to be the landscape architect for the Soldiers Home located in Orting, Washington. The proposed housing project will serve our veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The plan is designed to meet needs ranging from homelessness to respite care to transition housing, and to provide vets with hands-on life skills training. The landscape design of the 130-acre site has been carefully crafted to afford veterans with a safe and engaging outdoor experience that is accessible to all. Outdoor spaces, planting and pathways are designed to provide a secure environment that is beautiful and restorative. As part of horticulture and agriculture therapy programs, found to be effective for TBI and PTSD, extensive orchards, berries, raised vegetable beds and farm animals will be tended by residents. These programs provide green jobs and a sense of purpose while helping to counter the memories of war and destruction.