How We Work
Through our design process and network of partners, we have developed a process to equip communities with the knowledge and technical assistance to create sustainable and inclusive outdoor spaces that celebrate rural traditions. We believe in a hands-on, local approach that amplifies the voices of those seeking a long-term investment in their communities. Below is an outline of our design process:
1: Identify a community planning need with local authorities / ambassadors
2: Provide on the ground and digital community engagement
3: Design and document a plan and graphic package
4: Present plans and recommendations
5: Celebrate!
Leadership
6B Community is a 501(c)3 not-forprofit organization, governed by a board of directors who supervise the activities of the organization. The board is composed of a diverse group of professionals with various skills and tool kits. Firm leadership includes design professionals and university professors. Shaunta Butler and Michael Brown provide daily operations whom develop strategic goals and program objectives.
Our mission is to revitalize, design, and promote underserved community spaces and create healthy, equitable, and vibrant public spaces.
6B COMMUNITY was established to create partnerships between private, state, and local organizations to provide technical design assistance to rural and underserved outlier Washington communities that may not have access to resources for public improvement projects. We hope to bridge that gap.
Often a town may have an idea for a community project but face hurdles to the funding and technical skills needed to pursue it. We are a team of professional landscape architects, planners, and educators who believe in net zero nature-based climate resilient solutions, design education, integrating local youth, and providing on-the-ground community engagement to determine what the communities need.
Using local community voices we produce high-quality conceptual design and construction documentation services that acknowledge the budgetary challenges faced by many in today’s economy. We aim to create opportunities that bridge economic, racial, and social divisions to provide our clients with a comprehensive vision and outline the community can take into the future.
