Share Center
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Location: Salinas, CA
Year: Completed in 2021
Budget: $6,000,000
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Due to the exponential increase in unsheltered communities, the County of Monterey recognized the importance to fund an emergency shelter. WMA worked with a team of 14 members to determine the appropriate programming for the facility.
The site needed to provide a full service 24-hour day center and a separate sleeping facility for 100 guests, flexible enough to house families, women, and men. In the interest of meeting the $5 million budget and schedule due to a grant, WMA proposed a single 16,000 SF prefabricated metal building to accommodate all needs.
The result:
A day center consisting of a reception, waiting room, staff offices, staff break-room, health clinic, counseling offices, library, children’s program room, multipurpose room, dining room, and a full-service commercial kitchen for serving and training.
A site including a 27 space parking lot with mobile health van parking, dog park, pet kennels, outdoor dining, outdoor activity space, and separate children’s outdoor space.
A sleeping facility providing 100 beds. Living spaces are provided with wayfinding features and a name plate to personalize each room. A block of rooms is provided with special doors to allow staff to flip the entrance side, providing more flexibility and security for different groups (i.e. families, women, men).
Living Spaces
Front Desk
Learn + Advising
Play + Eat
Dining and Activity Space
Exterior
Construction – Dining and Activity Space
Construction – Exterior
Rendering – Dining and Activity Space
Elevations + Finish Plan
