Marion County Juvenile Services Building

Workplace

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Combining form, function, and flexibility.

This new one-story, 20,460 sq. ft. building for the Marion County Juvenile Administration Department needed to serve the needs of the staff as well as juveniles coming into the space for various programs. Some of the goals and requirements for the space included an exterior window for every office, comfortable meeting rooms for juveniles and their families to meet with staff, flexible conference rooms that could double as training rooms, and plenty of opportunities for staff to collaborate. There was a focus on bringing natural daylight into the space, achieved by adding clerestories that run down two tall main hallways, plus a mix of windows and clerestories on the interior rooms to allow light to filter through. The finishes were selected to create an inviting modern space for youth, with bright pops of color on a white and warm-grey background. As a way to differentiate various departments, and to serve as way-finding, brightly painted arches in different colors were used throughout the building.



Awarded 2nd Place Firm Project in the 2020 AIA Salem People’s Choice Awards.

Location: Salem, OR

Category: Workplace

Completed: 2020

Project Partners

  • MSC Engineers
  • Westech Engineering
  • Sazan Group
  • Laurus Designs

…goals and requirements for the space included an exterior window for every office, comfortable meeting rooms for juveniles and their families to meet with staff, flexible conference rooms that could double as training rooms, and plenty of opportunities for staff to collaborate.