Once a coal storage barn and horse stable from 1911, now a net-positive, regenerative design studio—The Stables at Fort Ward is a bold reinterpretation of historic architecture for a new era. Located in Kitsap County’s Fort Ward Historic District on Bainbridge Island, the first phase of this multi-year transformation converts a nationally registered military structure into the new workplace for McLennan Design and Perkins&Will’s Bainbridge studio.

Designed to meet the rigorous standards of the Living Building Challenge, the adaptive reuse project preserves the building’s original timber frame and historic character while introducing state-of-the-art systems for energy, water, and health. With biophilic interiors, an all-electric infrastructure, and the lowest embodied carbon of any Perkins&Will office globally, The Stables proves that preservation and innovation are not opposites—but powerful partners in shaping a future that’s resilient, inclusive, and deeply rooted in place.