Established in 1963, the Chuckanut Bay Rugby club serves Whatcom County and the surrounding communities with programs for U6 Mini Rugby through Senior Women’s and Men’s teams.
Many players from the club have gone on to represent the United States, the Seattle Seawolves, and have played professionally abroad.
The DeWilde Rugby and Polo Fields have been home to Chuckanut Bay Rugby since 1973, and was gifted to the club by the DeWilde Family Foundation in 2018.
The grounds are a critical asset for Pacific Northwest rugby and a facility used by both American and Canadian rugby teams.
Recognizing the importance of developing the site to meet the needs of a growing club and sport in the U.S., volunteers and club members pulled together and regraded, irrigated, and actively maintain the most immaculate natural rugby grounds in the Pacific Northwest in preparation for the new development.
Graham Baba is designing new grandstands and viewing platforms to accommodate approximately 500 visitors, as well as accessory spaces to support a concession area, locker rooms, restrooms, and training and medical rooms. Source by Graham Baba Architects.
- Location: Ferndale, Washington, USA
- Architect: Graham Baba Architects
- Design team: Jim Graham, Will Wheaton, Andy Brown
- Structural Engineer: Kingworks Structural Engineers
- Civil Engineering: Freeland and Associates, Inc.
- ADA Consultant: Studio Pacifica
- Septic Design: On Site Septic
- Geotechnical Engineer: Geotest
- Cost Estimating: DWC Cost
- Year: 2023
- Images: Graham Baba Architects, Courtesy of Cameron MacAllister Group
