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COMMON THEMES VOICED BY OUR GJPS COMMUNITY (as of 1/24/2021) Build one new high school on the current site Design a state-of-the-art campus style structure designed for 21st century learning Include excellent performing arts and athletic spaces with an athletic field house Incorporate more vocational learning opt...
Design Achievement - The Gila River Indian Community District 1 Wellness/Multi-Purpose Center is part of the social safety net designed to care for community members in their time of need. DLR Group's design brings healthcare services into a single space to support people of all ages by providing a healthy gathering ...
Design Achievements Beginning with a facility originally built in the early Sixties, this new facility reorganized the entire complex around several new buildings, including 24 skilled nursing beds, 96 assisted living apartments and memory beds, complete replacement of the food service facilities and mechanical syst...
Design Achievements This Psychiatric Hospital facility is organized around a central activity "street," available for a variety of group and individual activities. Circulation between patient areas, activity spaces and administration is through the street. In addition, therapeutic occupational and physical activities...
The school was originally programmed to combine the best of the three most recent K-8’s constructed for the District. All buildings were arranged around a circular plaza, a concept carried over from Legend Springs, to be used by both the school and community. The Legend Spring’s administrative and multipurpose layout...
Design Achievements Designed to meet the needs of a burgeoning client base in the Oro Valley area, this outpatient imaging center can accommodate up to nine imaging modalities within its 7,500 SF plan. The site and plan configuration was developed several years before a specific use was determined, which required an ...
Design Achievement – Banner Baywood Medical Center is located on a tight, urban campus in Mesa, Arizona. The design of the seven-story bed tower and new imaging wing maintains an intuitive path of circulation for patients, visitors, and materials despite the zoning and parking limitations of the site. The inpatient u...
COMMON THEMES VOICED BY OUR GJPS COMMUNITY (as of 1/24/2021) Build one new high school on the current site Design a state-of-the-art campus style structure designed for 21st century learning Include excellent performing arts and athletic spaces with an athletic field house Incorporate more vocational learning opt...
The master plan began with understanding the site’s location within the Community as well as its relationship to the sacred Red Mountain lying to the northeast. The site plan was organized to establish a direct connection to this landmark that is a symbol of the community. The high school master plan designed the cu...
Outpatient Design Achievements 35,000 SF building addition for clinic, clerical and office space including restorative services, G.I. lab, specialty clinics and a pain clinic. Scope Summary This project was completed while Gresham & Beach was a regional office of NBBJ.   Emergency/Urgent Care Design A...
Design Achievements The 75,000 SF, 40-bed expansion to the existing hospital raised the total bed capacity by one-third. Scope Summary Two floors of the five-floor addition are dedicated to general medical/surgical nursing. The ground floor includes a new cafeteria and expanded kitchen/servery, as well as several ...
Design Achievement - Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) is a locally owned, locally operated, not-for-profit hospital system serving the Prescott and Prescott Valley area. DLR Group's design for the East Campus Hospital aligns with the client's desire to immerse patients contemporary concepts of healing environment...
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DLR Group team members have designed a total of four new elementary schools for the J.O. Combs School District over the last five years, including Kathryn Sue Simonton, our first for the District. This 69,263 SF facility was designed to accommodate the tremendous growth that occurred in the District. It also served as ...
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Design Achievement - The Agribusiness and Science Technology programs at the Chino Valley campus are intimately linked to natural resources. As a result the College desired a project with a building-as-teacher philosophy that also minimized environmental impact. With the College staff as vital members of the integrat...
Design Achievement – The design intent of Boulder Creek High School is to thoughtfully integrate desert conditions to create a unity between building and environment. Boulder Creek High School is designed around an academic house concept, offering a school-within-a-school atmosphere, the first model for the Deer Valley...
Scope: Scan full interior of the Rock Hall and produce a Point Cloud model in 3D format. Scope: Scan full exterior of the Rock Hall and produce a Point Cloud model in 3D format. Scope: Scan full existing Rock Hall site and Project site between Rock Hall and Great Lakes Science Center and produce a Point Cloud model...
Design Achievement – Cultural and traditional values are the focal points to the San Carlos Apache Tribe and holistic health is tied directly to community and nature. DLR Group's design of this adult and juvenile detention center focuses on enabling the process of integrating the offender back into native population wi...
Scope: Scan full interior of the Rock Hall and produce a Point Cloud model in 3D format. Scope: Scan full exterior of the Rock Hall and produce a Point Cloud model in 3D format. Scope: Scan full existing Rock Hall site and Project site between Rock Hall and Great Lakes Science Center and produce a Point Cloud model...
Design Achievements Situated on the campus of Yavapai Regional Medical Center, this ambulatory surgical center includes four full-sized operating rooms and three minor procedure rooms. Licensed as the first Residential Recovery Care Center in Arizona, four short-stay, private recovery rooms also provide an essential ...
Design Achievement - The Arizona Department of Public Safety Southern Regional Crime Laboratory was housed in an aging, cramped former warehouse facility. Outdated and inefficient facilities slowed the turn-around time of evidence submitted to this state laboratory. The new facility, which is four times larger than t...
This new 69,263 SF, K-5 facility was the District's first site adapt of their successful prototype Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary (K-8). The adaptation of the previous school enabled the District to save on design costs, come in under the $5,400,000 budget, and improve the completion schedule. The site adaptation was ...
Design Achievements This design-build project involved 30,000 SF of new construction and the renovation of a small historic structure for low income retirement living. The new construction includes 64 bedrooms (48 with shared bathrooms and 16 with private baths), central dining room and multipurpose/TV/reading rooms ...
This new 700 student, 63,000 SF elementary school for Queen Creek is based on the design of Desert Mountain Elementary School, an earlier DLR Group project for the same district. The design of the previous school had worked well for the district, so it was selected as the basis for a new prototype. The design of the pr...
Yavapai College engaged DLR Group to provide planning and design services to transition an existing college center to a full-service campus in response to a rapidly growing enrollment base. The resulting master plan provided a scheme for an orderly development of the site over the next ten years.   The Yavapai ...
Design Achievement: Making a virtue of necessity, this project resulted from a June 2020 storm blowing in across Lake Erie and destroying the stagehouse of this 1928 former vaudeville theater. DLR Group worked with the insurer, contractors, and the owner to stabilize the building, putting in place new steel trusses a...
Design Achievement - Scottsdale Unified School District's new Coronado High School creates a fresh presence on an existing campus in a phased sequence of new construction and demolition. DLR Group's design respects the past history of the school and community while embracing the future. Design elements were taken from ...
Design Achievement - This multiple award-winning facility, featured in Architectural Record as one of its exemplary Schools of the 21st Century, embodies a District's vision for a small school learning environment on a large school campus. DLR Group's design respects the District's mission of providing all students wit...
Located below grade at the University of Arizona Mall, the new Integrated Learning Center (ILC) concept is the result of a planning effort devoted to a new direction in undergraduate education at the University of Arizona. The facility furnishes the necessary space and technologically advanced resources to deliver a co...
Project to be developed on 320-acre site in Eloy, Arizona, owned by Corrections Corporation of America. Project will be allnew construction and consist of 1,596 beds using a 360-bed prototype celled housing unit and , a special design 78-cell segragation/ 156 General Population (doubled) housing unit. All related suppo...
The Saguaro High School project was part of a $217 million bond passed by Scottsdale Unified School District for extensive facility upgrades at the five existing high schools.The project consisted of new classroom and administration buildings, expansion and interior renovation of the gymnasium and auditorium lobbies, r...
Design Achievement - Hollywoodland development spans over 2 million square feet and aims to bring a dynamic mixed-use development to Middletown, Ohio. The riverfront destination will include retail, live music venues, amusement attractions, hospitality components, a convention center, and a waterpark. Located at the ...
This project entailed the addition of one floor to the West Pod of the existing, award-winning Main Library Building. The new floor adds 22,000 SF of space, while an additional 56,000 SF of renovated space on Levels 1 and 2 provide for the renovation and expansion of Special Collections and the Udall Congressional Arch...
In designing the J.O. Combs Unified School District's first high school, the design team was challenged to develop a creative and innovative campus on the restricted design conditions and budget of the Arizona School Facility Board guidelines. Our goal was to reinterpret these limitations as opportunities for creating ...
This design/build project involves a new parking garage structure for 1700 vehicles and a separate, freestanding 16,000 SF office building. The complex sits along Sixth Street, a major traffic artery directly south of the University of Arizona main campus. The project features an intermodal transportation plaza for pub...
NFL Red Carpet Event:: DLR Group to provide structural review of the planned tent, ballast and installation equipment / machinery.
Design Achievement - This boutique hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona is a feat of vibrant modernization, as the existing 20-year old Hampton Inn hotel was transformed to give business travelers and guests a new and inspiring experience through a new Hotel Indigo brand.  DLR Group's design met the challenge of working...
This 739-space parking structure is located immediately adjacent to the main entry of the University Medical Center. The garage is kept low in height and the corner of an otherwise rectangular plan is chamfered to reveal the hospital entry to passing motorists. A screenwall on the chamfer conceals the cars. It was be...
Desert Oasis is the second new school for the Nadaburg District within the last five years. Nadaburg Elementary, also designed by DLR Group, opened in 2004 and is a "Performing Plus" school as defined by the Arizona Department of Education. Desert Oasis is slightly larger than Nadaburg Elementary and serves 750 K-8 s...
Design Achievement The primary materials are a custom-made galvanized siding and a galvanized corrugated metal panel. This skin covers an economical metal building structure that provides a large open space for the team’s workouts.  In contrast to the open flat floor required in the Wrestling facility, the Gymn...
The primary focus of the campus renovation was to create two new classroom buildings having the learning environment needed to support a collaborative method of curriculum delivery. This revitalization projects a new image to students as well as to the surrounding community through creation of a consistent architectu...
NFL Red Carpet Event:: DLR Group to provide structural review of the planned tent, ballast and installation equipment / machinery.
A new 970-seat sanctuary with a lower level for Christian education provides much-needed space for the growing congregation in northwest Tucson. Designed for both traditional and contemporary services, the sanctuary’s acoustics have proven to be excellent for all types of music including symphony orchestras. Adam B...
The master plan began with understanding the site’s location within the Community as well as its relationship to the sacred Red Mountain lying to the northeast. The site plan was organized to establish a direct connection to this landmark that is a symbol of the community.   The high school master plan designed the...
Design Achievement - The logistical challenges of having departments scattered across the border town of Nogales, Arizona reduced the performance of public safety services provided by first responders in Santa Cruz County, including slow response times to the community as well as inefficiencies in operations and comm...
Design Achievement - The University of Arizona Medical Center is recognized for teaching new health care professionals and conducting groundbreaking research through the physician-scientists of the University of Arizona College of Medicine. DLR Group's design for this expansion at the University Medical Center encompas...
The new Four Peaks Elementary School will be located on a net 7.3 acre site on the north side of the existing Four Peaks Elementary School campus. The 58,500 square foot facility is comprised of five buildings designed to accommodate 650 students ranging in grades K-5, and complement the Apache Junction Unified School ...
Design Achievements The Artificial Kidney Center opened by the Dialysis Foundation of Southern Arizona is located west of St. Mary’s Hospital. Now operated by Gambro Healthcare, this facility primarily serves Native American and Hispanic patients. Scope Summary The 12,400 SF building includes 16 dialysis treatmen...
Design Achievement – A growing fan base in Professional Baseball’s Cactus League spring training encouraged the City of Tempe and the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority to fund significant renovations and improvements completed for the Diablo Stadium Complex, home of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The most visi...
NOT TO BRAND STANDARDS Re-imagined the work environment by lowering workstation panels, adding adjustable-height desks, and introducing open collaboration spaces.  Created a newsroom feel with the introduction of a media wall, assignment desk and work café.  Refreshed all finishes, upgraded to Led lighting, and adde...
The logistical challenges of having departments scattered across the border town of Nogales, Arizona reduced the performance of public safety services provided by first responders in Santa Cruz County, including slow response times to the community as well as inefficiencies in operations and communication between dep...
Design Achievements Designed in association with ASCG of Albuquerque to meet the health needs of this very remote Tribe, this facility will include primary care, imaging, laboratory, pharmacy, dental care, and patient records management. Scope Summary It will also include space for Makah Tribal Health programs, as...
This replacement school was constructed on the current play fields of the existing site, and next to the Madison School District Administration Building. The architectural character of the new school was designed to harmonize with the existing district office by using similar massing, materials, masonry colors and text...
Design Achievement: The BioMedical Engineering Complex Phase 2 project will mark the completion of a significant series of buildings for the College of Engineering. Located on Main Campus, the project includes the full renovation of MacQuigg Hall and an addition at the site of the former Watts Laboratory. Once comple...
Design Achievements The firm held an open-end services contract with the Southern Arizona Veteran’s Administration. During that time, there were two major projects completed. Scope Summary An addition to the existing Building 38 contained exam rooms and pre-engineered audiology booths for hearing examinations. The...
Investigation of concerns they have about the condition of the existing museum envelope as they continue to develop the adjacent expansion project.
Design Achievements and Scope Summary From 1996 through 2002 the firm has served this client as Registered Plant Architect, and has provided the design services to remodel a wide variety of spaces including clinical areas, treatment spaces, patient rooms, support spaces, staff offices, public entries and waiting spa...
Investigation of concerns they have about the condition of the existing museum envelope as they continue to develop the adjacent expansion project.
This project consists of two new buildings added to an the existing Echo Mountain Elementary School site. The first building, a single story primary school addition, will house the new administration offices, multi-purpose room and nine kindergarten classrooms. The second building, a single story intermediate school ...
Design Achievement - The Paradise Valley Community College Center for the Performing Arts is a striking assemblage of forms, materials, and colors that intentionally evokes the silhouettes, textures, and palette of its desert/mountain context in the north Phoenix area. The composition of shapes is expressive of the p...
DLR Group has provided architectural and electrical, mechanical and structural engineering services for this Transportation Administration Building comprised of two separate areas. The Driver area is a controlled area which functions to serve the bus drivers, allowing them access to the Dispatch area, lockers, restroom...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and DLR Group, have completed this new Border Protection Station, serving U.S. efforts to secure our border and the numerous corridors utilized by traffickers to reach the rest of the United States. The 20.25 acre site includes a main admi...
Design Achievement – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is the only accredited Aviation University in the world. DLR Group's design of the Christine and Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Library and Learning Center embodies this prestigious institution's dedication to technological and academic advancement. The design concept for...
Design Achievements The Surgery Expansion and Remodel project provides three new state of the art operating rooms and support space in an existing interior courtyard. Scope Summary The second floor addition provides staff and physicians with new locker and toilet facilities, and new lounges. Administrative office...
Since the Arizona Diamondbacks' air-conditioned ballpark first opened its doors on March 31, 1998, Chase Field has become one of Major League Baseball's most recognizable landmarks. But with more than 15 million fans experiencing the stadium, it was time to renovate 19 Skybox Suites and the Owner Suite to exceed suite ...
Design Achievements This work began with a master planned, phased reorganization, expansion and reconstruction of Tucson Medical Center’s campus west side. Scope Summary It included the planned phasing of new vehicular/pedestrian paths, parking lots and two new parking structures; a new outpatient services facili...
University Heart Center Programming, planning and design for remodeling existing space at the University Medical Center to accommodate the needs of heart transplant patients. This $1.5 million project included transplant team offices, exam rooms, an EP lab, testing and exercise areas, as well as public waiting space...
Design Achievements The firm provided programming, planning and design services to remodel existing space at the University Medical Center to accommodate the needs of heart transplant patients. Scope Summary This $1.5 million project included transplant team offices, exam rooms, an EP lab, testing and exercise ar...
This project was developed on the western portion of the 320-acre site in Eloy, Arizona, adjacent to the Red Rock Correctional Center. The property is owned by Corrections Corporation of America. The project was all new construction and consists of 1,896 beds using a 360-bed prototype celled housing unit and a special ...
Design Achievements Responding to a rapidly growing community, this Prescott hospital undertook the reconstruction and expansion of its Emergency Department. The project includes over 11,000 SF of additions and 5,500 SF of remodeled and renovated space. Scope Summary The new facility provides 18 treatment rooms i...
Design Achievements The firm worked with McKahan Planning Group to master plan, program and design a new full-service hospital facility in this growing community in North Central Arizona. Yavapai Regional Medical Center intended to expand from its existing campus to Prescott Valley in a new, state of the art, 50-bed...
The New District Office (DO) and Maintenance / Transportation (M/T) Facility is master planned to include a future warehouse building, and additions to the DO and the bus bays of the M/T Facility. The District office is a 14,600 SF stand-alone building that includes: Superintendent and administrative offices, lobby r...
This 72,000 SF elementary school was planned for 770 K-6 students. It is a site adapt of the DLR Group-designed Wildfire Elementary, as a replacement for the previous school facility. Given the rise in construction costs, the design challenge was to maintain a functional elementary school, including features such as wi...
At the request of the City of Tempe, DLR Group was contracted to provide an assessment of the general condition of the City Hall Building, its associated structures and property located at 31 East Fifth Street, Tempe, Arizona. This building is an award-winning facility completed in 1970 to serve as municipal offices fo...
Design Narrative - Cochise College seeks to create environments that encourage students to be active members of the learning community and create personally meaningful learning experiences. DLR Group’s design for the science building updates and expands the existing science facility by creating a seamless addition th...
Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind is a year yound school campus with blind, deaf, multidisability students living on campus. This single story Student health center and vocational building addition with classrooms, an exercise room, health center and offices. New Construction on existing year round school campus ...
This 87,000 SF new middle school includes classrooms, a gymnasium, administration, library and media center facilities. The project was designed to support an easy transition of learning from adolescence to adulthood through the academic environment, socialization areas, performing arts and athletic areas. The projec...
Design Achievements The major challenge of this project was to keep the existing hospital operations functional, while allowing for construction to proceed in adjacent areas. The design team worked closely with hospital staff and the CM/GC to organize and phase the work to minimize disruptions to patient care and sa...
Design Achievement - Our innovative engineering team corrected existing central plant conditions with chiller replacements and other measures to eliminate wasted energy costs.  By replacing the existing chillers with new VFD centrifugal chillers and revising the plant sequence of operations, our team increases energy...
Design Achievement-The VA in Tucson, Arizona, wanted to maximize patient safety through the provision of an appropriately sized Sterile Processing and Distribution (SPD) for Building 57 The new SPD will provide adequate SPD throughput to support an increasing surgical caseload. A secondary driver is to assure that th...
The Phoenix Day School for the Deaf and Blind supports middle and high school students who are blind, deaf and hard of hearing. The design focus was to ensure the needs of the special needs students were addressed in all aspects of planning, design, and the newly finished building.   The Phoenix Day School project ...
The Lee Williams High School project for Kingman USD represents the second high school for the District, but is not a new facility. Due to the location, age and history of the campus, LWHS needed to capture the legacy of the people and community of Kingman, Arizona, with a focus on community gathering ...
Design Achievement - Cochise County initiatied creation of a new master plan for the Sierra Vista Campus of Cochise College. DLR Group's design and planning included extensive coordination with college staff, faculty, and user stakeholder groups to create a flexible new plan allowing the College to grow and compete t...
This new central kitchen and warehouse facility (Central Kitchen: 17,000SF Central Warehouse: 4,000SF) has resulted in huge reductions in costs for the District and added efficiency, as well as providing a more pleasant atmosphere with ample day lighting and lots of room to work. Kingman's new kitchen and storage facil...
The College wanted to update and expand their existing science facilities, while creating a seamless addition to their existing science classroom facilities. The end product did just that, creating updated and expanded classroom and lab facilities while blending with the existing fabric of the original building and t...
Design Achievement - Kingman Unified School District aspired to deliver White Cliffs Middle School to meet the changing needs of middle school students, complete with technology and collaborative learning areas. DLR Group's design features a contemporary flare and draws upon the community's roots as a stop along Rout...
Design Achievement - The influx of veterans from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/IEF) required expansion of the women’s clinic to better serve the growth of women’s health and wellness. As part of the women’s health program, separate entrances for women and men were designed in shared imag...
Higley High School campus was designed on 50 acres as eight separate buildings to complement the District’s curriculum. Each classroom is equipped with technology to accommodate voice, video and data. Special systems include intercom, data link, satellite and energy management. The design for the Higley High School r...
The 25,000 SF Learning Commons/Academic Building consists of classrooms, faculty offices, and learning support and computer commons areas. The Learning Commons is the premier space in the building, providing for 100 computers in both fixed and roaming positions. Tutoring areas also are featured, along with a variety of...
To create this new high-performance high school campus, this design emphasizes the development of several smaller schools within a larger school framework. One such facility was actually this childcare center for children of the students and staff who attend Betty Fairfax. The facility promotes a sense of community s...
Design Achievement – A core value of Phoenix College is its commitment to "Go Far, Close To Home," by offering a premiere education opportunity for Valley residents. The Fine Arts Building creates a landmark facility at the northern terminus of the campus, celebrating and reinforcing education in art curriculum. The ...
Master planning and design of the entire exterior at the complex. Designed all outdoor spaces and playgrounds.
Design Narrative: DLR Group worked with Cochise College to create a new student union designed to be an easily-accessed structure. Located in the central courtyard at the heart of the College's Sierra Vista Campus, the space was designed with all sorts of inviting spaces and easy-to-use qualities that accommodate and...
Program and design an expansion of an existing charter school campus, renovation of 36,500 SF.
Cochise College needed a flexible space in which to house their technical vocations, with an open design and room to move and grow. The 15,000 SF Career Technology Center provides a facility for vocational studies, as well as high tech collaborative and distance learning. The facility features flexible new classro...
Facing challenges with their Nursing program accreditation due to space constrictions, Cochise College asked DLR Group to quickly develop a complete space program and design a series of labs, classrooms, offices and student areas to meet their needs. The rapid turnaround on this project allowed the College to retain ac...
This new Multi-purpose and Wellness Center includes a full gymnasium, performance and assembly area, plus arts and crafts, computer training, and smaller instructional rooms. There is a full service kitchen, an aerobics and weight room, a youth recreation space and full locker and shower facilities. The building also i...
In danger of losing their Nursing program accreditation due to space constrictions, Cochise College asked DLR Group to quickly develop a complete space program and design a series of labs, classrooms, offices and student areas to meet their needs. The program and design sketches were used to provide a basis for const...