Location: Lynnwood, WA 

Square Feet: 12,750 SF 

Project Keywords: Justice | Public Safety

Project Description:

KMB, in partnership with Mackenzie Architecture, designed the new City of Lynnwood Community Justice Center (CJC) including jail, court, and law enforcement functions.  The CJC includes both renovation of existing space and new construction.  At the start of construction of the CJC, the City elected to add a Community Crisis Recovery Center (CRC) to the project.  KMB led the programming, predesign, and initial conceptual layouts of the CRC.

This facility was designed to serve those suffering an immediate crisis from a substance use disorder, mental health episode, or co-occurring episode.  This facility accommodates both voluntary and non-voluntary individuals.  They may stay between 23 hours and 5 days.  The focus is on triage and stabilization of each person, counseling, and connecting them with community resources to continue care and treatment following their stay.

Critical to the considerations and design of this type of facility was designing with trauma-informed care in mind.  Careful attention was paid to the principles of both the design and operations of the facility serving this at-risk population to provide a calming and reduced-stress environment.