Robert W. Droll Landscape Architect, PS

Robert W. Droll Landscape Architect, PS specializes in landscape architecture with particular expertise in athletic facilities, parks, and public spaces throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. The firm designs synthetic turf sports fields, running tracks, tennis courts, and gymnasium flooring for educational institutions and municipal clients.

RWD's portfolio demonstrates extensive experience in athletic complex design and renovation, including projects at high schools such as Yelm, Capital, Olympia, Timberline, and Toppenish, as well as facilities like the Dwight Merkle Athletic Complex and Sprinker Recreation Center. The firm handles synthetic turf conversions, baseball and softball fields, futsal courts, and multi-sport field configurations.

Beyond athletic facilities, the practice designs community and neighborhood parks, playgrounds, splash pads, and urban plazas. Notable projects include Cordata Park, Gateway Park, East Bay Public Plaza, and various park improvements throughout Washington State. The firm also provides transportation corridor enhancements and streetscape design services.

RWD approaches projects with attention to balancing human programmatic needs with ecological considerations. Current work includes Washington State's first new full-service park in over thirty years at Nisqually State Park and regional athletic facility upgrades at Sprinker Recreation Center, which will feature the state's first futsal court.