August 3, 2022

Rolluda Architects

Dimalanta

Abellar

Broussard

Bumatay

Punjani

Rolluda Architects rehired Sabina Punjani after being on leave for a few months. Punjani is an interior and architecture designer with over 18 years of experience in designing both residential and commercial projects. She took Interior Design at L.S. Raheja of Architecture and has a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from the University of Mumbai. Punjani has a LEED Green Associate certification. She is currently working on Port of Seattle projects and Snohomish County Paine Field's Airport Offices. She was involved in the interior design of the Filipino Community Village Housing and Innovative Learning Center which opened this year.

Joseph Bumatay joined Rolluda Architects early this year with 24 years of architecture design experience. He finished his Bachelor of Science in Architecture at the University of Sto. Tomas in the Philippines and became licensed in his home country. In 2003, he moved to the U.S. where he got involved in a variety of projects from K-12 schools, historic buildings, hospitals, churches, retail, commercial, mixed-use, residential, and community projects. He has previously worked as CAD manager and mentor/trainer at other firms. Bumatay's projects at Rolluda include Sacred Medicine House, Seattle Central College's Student Activities Center & Bookstore, City of Bellevue Enatai Park, NP and Eastern Hotel, Snohomish County Sheriff Bomarc projects. He will be involved in the Pierce Transit Bus Electrification project.

Cameron Broussard joins Rolluda Architects remotely from Louisiana. She is a licensed architect and a LEED Green Associate with more than 10 years of work experience as an architect. Broussard received her Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Architecture from the University of Louisiana where she had the opportunity to study in Italy as part of the curriculum. She has worked on high-end residential projects, high-rise commercial, collegiate, churches, high-rise condominiums, and residence halls in San Francisco and Houston. She worked on collaborative projects for a medical office building, hospital, and commercial office building renovations in firms based in Louisiana. Since hired, she has been working on the permanent supportive housing development, Sacred Medicine House. She also did work for the Filipino Community Village and Seattle Central College's Student Activities Center & Bookstore.

Rachelle Abellar has joined Rolluda's marketing team. Abellar has a BS in Visual Communications from Westwood College California and has worked in numerous magazines and newspapers like Leschi News, The Stranger, and Tacoma Weekly.

Alvin Dimalanta joined Rolluda Architects as a designer whilst working towards finishing his graduate studies in urban planning. He received his bachelor's degree in Architecture at the University of the Philippines. Dimalanta worked for 15 years in his home country as a licensed architect and master plumber. He moved to the U.S. in 2021 after being offered a scholarship to take his master's at Portland State University. He will be involved in King County Solid Waste projects while doing his summer internship at Rolluda Architects.