At Aspect Communications World Headquarters in San Jose, California architecture and landscape alike celebrate the Coastal California climate by blurring the line between indoors and out. This state-of-the-art, sustainable project redefines the relationship between building and landscape and between nature and community doubling the campus size while creating a healthy, urbane work environment and a new corporate identity that is both high tech and green. Sustainable site strategies included site groundwater infiltration, an emphasis on eco-intelligent materials, water conservation techniques and climate responsive choices, building on McDonough’s “Cradle to Cradle” philosophy and APDW’s “systems thinking” approach.