FIRLANDS
Shoreline, WA
COUNSELING CENTER
1976
original residential construction
SIZE
3,780 sf
offices, counseling rooms, reception, kitchen, restrooms, conference room
ADDITION
1
with an elevator for accessibility
A peer-to-peer counseling center required more space and a full commercial remodel of their space in Shoreline WA. A change of use, gut rehabilitation and addition finished out the counseling center to be welcoming and homey.
WHAT THE CLIENT NEEDED
→Custom built space for the business model
→Private rooms for counseling
→Accessibility to the upper floors
→original house converted to offices →custom addition for counseling rooms
→structural improvements to the existing
→ accessibility improvements: an elevator, water fountains, and bathrooms.
→A fire suppression sprinkler system
→ A large meeting room for all staff meetings
→ The massing of the addition was styled to blend with the residential neighborhood.