Shoreline Public Access Plan: Stevenson, WA
Facet worked with the City of Stevenson to improve public shoreline access through community engagement, GIS analysis, and project ranking. The team assessed site constraints, developed conceptual alternatives, and created cost estimates to guide decision-making and support a city-wide improvement plan.
Street Tree Inventory: City of Ellensburg
Facet conducted a street tree inventory as part of the urban forestry update for the City of Ellensburg, Washington’s longest-standing active Tree City USA
Energize Eastside - Tree Inventory and Consulting: Puget Sound Energy
To support PSE’s Energize Eastside project, Facet’s arborists conducted a comprehensive tree inventory that stretched from Redmond to Renton.
Fire Station 25: Kirkland, WA
In 2018, Facet completed $3 million in renovations - including site improvements and seismic retrofit - for Station 25, the oldest fire station in Kirkland.
Allegiant Air: Bellingham International Airport
Facet was the structural engineer for 8,366-sf of new construction of a $1.4 million administration and storage building at Bellingham International Airport.
Tukwila Village
Facet provided structural engineering for Tukwila Village, four mixed-use buildings totaling 403 units and a community building. The mixed-use structures are four- and five-story wood structures over two- and three-stories of concrete construction housing both mixed income and affordable senior apartments, and market rate apartments.
Lower Taylor Creek Culvert & Habitat Restoration: Seattle, WA
Facet assisted Seattle Public Utilities with an analysis of alternatives to improve fish passage, alleviate flooding, and stabilize Lower Taylor Creek.
Lower Duwamish Wetland and Salmon Habitat Restoration
Facet worked with the Port of Seattle to restore wetlands and shoreline habitat in the Lower Duwamish Waterway, evaluating five potential sites based on suitability and ecological benefits.
Marina Breakwater: Chenega, AK
Chenega Village, AK engaged Facet in 2023 to provide a study and grant support for a floating breakwater system to protect an existing marina from wind waves. The system is anticipated to be a rigid rectangular floating breakwater composed of modular concrete units around polystyrene cores, anchored with sunken gravity blocks. Grant funding was successfully obtained 2023. Facet then assisted the owner in producing a permit level design and is currently obtaining all project permits.
Lakefront Park Phase II: City of Lake Forest Park
Facet is the prime consultant for the planning and design of a new waterfront park in Lake Forest Park, transforming former residential properties into a vibrant community space. The site includes the lower segment and mouth of Lyon Creek, a salmon-bearing stream, along with significant trees and wetlands.
Arborist On-Call Services
Facet has provided arborist services on an “on-needed” basis for various cities. Our scope of work for such projects has included field-based work such as tree inventories and tree risk assessments, wildlife monitoring, urban forestry permit reviews, as well as consultation on tree management and tree planting plans.
Mercer Island Town Center Street Tree Inventory
Facet provided the City of Mercer Island with a comprehensive tree inventory of city-owned trees within the defined section of the Town Center and Island Crest Way in 2018. These included trees that were in tree grates, and medians, and incorporated into the sidewalk design.
Guide to Developing Effective Tree Regulations: King County
Working collaboratively with the King County Division of Water and Land Resources, Facet created the Guide to Developing Effective Tree Regulations on Private Property to fill a critical need for guidance on developing and implementing private tree regulations. The Guide includes a synthesis of existing regulations in King County jurisdictions that were gathered through code research, an online survey of jurisdictional planning staff, and interviews with four municipalities
Google Phase III Core & Shell
Facet is the lead landscape architect on the newest phase of the Google campus in Kirkland, WA. Facet’s design incorporates signature elements, including water features and amenity spaces, like the lushly planted vegetated open-air courtyard, rooftop deck and gardens, and outdoor plazas.
Critical Areas Ordinance Update: City of Sammamish
Facet assisted the City of Sammamish with an update to their critical areas regulations to comply with the Washington State Growth Management Act and the Endangered Species Act. As part of this update, Facet provided an in-depth review of “best available science” pertaining to all five critical area types, including wetlands and fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas.
Comprehensive Plan Update: Kitsap County
Facet supported Kitsap County with the periodic update of its comprehensive plan. Facet was the prime consultant for the effort, with five subconsultant firms also providing support. In addition to the update of the comprehensive plan, the project included amendments to development regulations, including the Critical Areas Ordinance Update (CAO). To inform the CAO update, Facet began by preparing a Best Available Science Report, which included specific content related to the potential effects of climate change on critical areas.
Advance Mitigation Program: City of Kirkland
Facet developed an advance wetland and stream buffer mitigation strategy to improve efficiency of design and permitting for City of Kirkland projects. This approach is superior to the traditional design where each impact has a stand-alone mitigation effort that is designed, permitted, constructed, maintained and monitored on a project-by-project basis.
Log Boom and Squire’s Landing Parks: Kenmore, WA
Facet was on a project team to help the City of Kenmore develop two waterfront parks from master plan to bid on Lake Washington. Log Boom Park includes a new public beach and boat storage building. Squire's Landing Park includes a parking lot, restroom, boardwalks, boat launch, floating dock, and picnic pavilion structure. The consultant teams designed boardwalks, a parking lot, trails, water service, sewer conveyance, stormwater treatment, grading, and paving.
Moran State Park Campground Improvements: Orcas Island, WA
Facet provided all engineering services for campground improvements in Moran State Parks’s predesign process. This included site improvements at Cascade Lake/Falls, Mountain Lake, and Mount Constitution Summit area; historic preservation for multiple structures; campground redevelopments; Moran Campground upgrades, including a dock and restroom replacement; a possible maintenance compound relocation; Environmental Learning Center lodge renovation; and a comprehensive response to parking demand.
Anacapa Island Wharf Rehabilitation: Ventura, CA
Facet led the consultant team in rehabilitating the 80-year-old Anacapa Pier, improving vessel access and structural resilience. The project earned a Merit Award in the 2024 ACEC California Engineering Excellence Awards