Flagstaff Shelter Services Remodel

  • Client: Flagstaff Shelter Services

  • Contractor: Straightline Builders

  • Location: East Huntington Drive, Flagstaff, AZ

  • Type: Nonprofit Commercial Building

  • Size: 5,500 SF total

  • Cost: $235,995

  • Schedule: Design: 11/2011 – 05/2012, Construction: 06/2012 – 08/2012

  • Features: Design constraints within existing building shell.

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Flagstaff Shelter Services, a non-profit dedicated to serving the needs of Flagstaff’s homeless, purchased an existing 5500 square foot warehouse with the intention of renovating the interior to accommodate a change of occupancy to serve as a homeless shelter.

After a bid process for architectural services, the building committee selected and engaged PWMA. These services included, Programming, Design
Review, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, Bid Phase Services and Construction Observation for a building renovation project.

Value Engineering during the design process involved maximizing the capacity, while minimizing the scope of work. Using the existing fire wall to maintain separation of occupancies, proved efficient. It became feasible to minimize the footprint of the floor area where most of the work took place, freeing up a large flexible area for dining and sleeping. Adding a mezzanine over the restrooms provided much needed storage space. The key objectives for the project were to maximize the shelter capacity.