The Baha’i House of Worship is a historical landmark that is visited by a quarter of a million people each year. Watermark was retained in 1999 to help digitize and re-construct records from the original construction of the temple which began in 1912. In 2006, we were asked to work on the garden reconstruction and visitor’s center design. This project posed many unique design challenges including: the confined location of the building and construction site; the desire to keep the house of worship accessible to the public during construction; and the proximity to the North Shore Channel and existing MWRD combined sewer system. Watermark is very proud to be a member of the design team for this project that will continue to be used by thousands of people each year.
- Historic Landmark
- Green Infrastructure including cistern for irrigating the gardens
- Complete reconstruction of the grounds while keeping open to the public