Spanning a 30-acre site on the Sammamish Plateau, this project includes a new City Hall and Police Station. An expansive public plaza ties the building to a 10-acre active park featuring a skate park, sports court, and climbing wall. A 20-acre passive-use area includes picnic shelters, a trail system, wetlands and open fields. The Commons’ dominant architectural feature is a curved glass wall with marching column “sentries” that stand at attention toward the plaza. Its union of glass, concrete and cedar panels signals a modern building for a modern, emerging community.