Location: Wenatchee, WA

Square Feet: 21,800 SF

Project Keywords: Secure Facility, AMEND Principals

Project Description:

The Wenatchee Valley Reentry Center provides a transition for men and women moving from a secure State Department of Corrections facility back to the community with a normative and rehabilitative environment focuses on life skills development and independent living.  The existing two-story building was out of date in terms of infrastructure capability, accessibility (ADA), and life safety and code compliance.  The design team performed a complete design renovation to bring these issues up to current standards with upgrades to the mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems, as well as a structural upgrade.  The completed design adds a third story to the existing structure to provide additional required program space.

The space design provides efficiencies to improve operations as well as to maximize the amount of usable space within the building to facilitate programs.  Multiple dual and flexible use spaces are implemented to maximize program availability.  Circulation through the building was improved to provide a clearer path of travel and wayfinding for staff and residents.

The “team build” project delivery brought on a contractor prior to the completion of design to reduce the overall construction schedule and problem solve renovation issues in the building prior to the start of construction.