Buckeye Ranch Campus Expansion

Project Description

The Buckeye Ranch’s residential program will be relocated to the new 40,000 SF facility that this project will create. The building will accommodate 48 youth in four “neighborhoods,” and will also include four youth-in-a-crisis stabilization units in a central medical suite, as well as an administrative area for family arrivals. The design and layout is on a residential scale, providing the youth in each neighborhood with the opportunity to develop a sense of community. The residential feel of the building will be reinforced not only by its floor plan, but also through the use of materials, colors, and profiles.

In addition to the new construction, two other campus buildings will be renovated. First, the current 7,300± SF kitchen/cafeteria building will be completely renovated, allowing the dining area to also serve as an activity space for performances and other assembly functions. Second, a 4,500± SF gymnasium will be renovated and expanded into a 12,000 SF educational center, providing eight classrooms, a library, multi-purpose space along, and offices for the Ranch’s long-standing partner, Southwest City Schools.