As the prime contractor, Rolluda Architects led a comprehensive cost and feasibility assessment to pioneer sustainable, nature-based solutions for NOAA’s federally owned, 100-acre Sand Point campus. Tasked with transforming this expansive waterfront site, Rolluda seamlessly coordinated a multidisciplinary team of experts, including coastal engineers, civil engineers, landscape architects, and specialized cost estimators. Together, this collaborative team developed an integrated strategy to modernize the campus infrastructure while prioritizing ecological stewardship, climate resilience, and regulatory compliance.

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The project focused on two critical environmental interventions designed to heal the intersection between the built environment and the local ecosystem. The first component addressed stormwater treatment across the campus. Rolluda and its subconsultants designed low-impact development and green infrastructure systems to intercept, filter, and treat highly polluted runoff from 24 acres of paved and developed surfaces—discharging clean water into Lake Washington where untreated runoff once flowed. The second component targeted extensive shoreline habitat restoration. The team engineered a living shoreline strategy to restore 3,100 linear feet of degraded waterfront. By replacing failing hard infrastructure with native ecological features, the design successfully elevates the shoreline to meet the rigorous Endangered Species Act (ESA) standards set by NOAA Fisheries, ensuring a thriving habitat for protected aquatic species.