About Us

Firm Profile

Studio 342 Landscape Architecture is a small landscape architectural design firm in Seattle, Washington specializing in creating unique landscapes for residential, commercial, public, and institutional properties in the Pacific Northwest.

Jamie Fleckenstein and Chad Wichers co-founded Studio 342 in 2004. Upon creating Studio 342, Chad and Jamie made a commitment to deliver truly unique, inventive, and site-specific design to their clients, and to provide the highest level of service and attention to guide their clients confidently through the design and construction process.

Studio 342 to offer clients principal involvement at every stage of the project, giving clients confidence and a single point of contact for all project needs. This philosophy of direct involvement and customer service has proven successful as Studio 342 has consistently guided clients through the design process resulting in projects that are built on time, within budget, and above expectations.

Staff Directory

Chad Wichers
Principal Landscape Architect

Growing up in the Northwest, Chad hiked and explored the many parks, forests, and trail systems in the region. These early experiences gave him a deep appreciation for northwest landscapes and plant material. Chad mixes his familiarity with the northwest's natural environments with an appreciation for contemporary design and materials in his own personal design style. He has experience designing neighborhood and regional parks, community gardens, green-built projects, as well as many residential gardens and landscapes.

Chad is a founding partner of Studio 342. He earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Washington in 1999, and became a licensed landscape architect in the State of Washington in 2004. Chad has also served as a faculty lecturer in the Landscape Architecture Department at the University of Washington since 2005.

email: chad@studio342.com
phone: (206)545-0342

Employment

Studio 342 Landscape Architecture does not currently have any open positions.

Design Process

Studio 342's team of professionals is dedicated to a client-driven design process. While it can be tailored to suit a project's needs, Studio 342's design process is based on three key principles:

• Understand - The first step to a successful design is to listen to our client’s goals. Once our staff determines a project's program and goals, we are able to incorporate them into a design.
  
  
• Create - Studio 342 works directly with its clients during design phases, bouncing ideas back and forth, until the design meets the project program and goals.
  
  
• Realize - Once a design is developed, Studio 342 professional staff works with clients through the construction planning process to bring the landscape design to life.

Press & Recognition

Articles

"What the future holds for landscape architects"
Daily Journal of Commerce, April 9, 2009

Survey - Studio 342
Daily Journal of Commerce, April 9, 2009

"Landscape design inspiration beyond the office walls"
Daily Journal of Commerce, April 17, 2008

Competitions

Pentagon Memorial Competition
Semi-Finalist, Arlington, Virginia, 2002

Exhibitions

National Building Musuem
Pentagon Memorial Competition (entry #2553)
Washington, D.C., October 30-November 9, 2002