Pleasant Hill’s new City Hall celebrates the active participation and involvement of citizens in the community. Inspired by concepts of community and public service, the project includes art podiums set in a plaza featuring engraved tiles and adjoining garden pavilions that lead to a fountain courtyard, lake-side theater, demonstration garden, and art gazebo, each connected by walkways that wind through a peaceful garden setting. A fountain lake acts as a reservoir for non-potable well water, which is used to cool buildings and refresh the landscape, sustaining an ecological balance between the natural and built environment.