Veterans Affairs Boston Risk Mitigation Study – 3 Medical Campuses
On Valentine’s Day 2016, frozen pipes burst on the 14th floor of the Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center. Flooding migrated down several floors, severely damaging a large section of the facility, disrupting patient services, and causing a temporary closure. The incident prompted the facility staff to commission a comprehensive vulnerability assessment and risk mitigation study…
Kennebec Water District Operations Center
When the Kennebec Water District set out to build its new operations center, the municipal water supplier expressed two fundamental goals: create a combined space for its administration and maintenance staff and reduce its carbon footprint. The Kennebec Water District, the first water district in the United States, used to be housed in two buildings…
Maine Correctional Center Renovation & Construction
The Maine Correctional Center (MCC) reconfiguration is the culmination of a 20+ year, system-wide transformation to a forward-thinking, rehabilitation-focused operational model for the Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC). SMRT has been a trusted partner of the MDOC for the duration of this journey, designing facilities across the state to enable the growth of their future-focused…
Schenectady Army Reserve Center
SMRT provided architecture and engineering services for three new facilities at the Schenectady Army Reserve Center. The buildings included a 60,670-square-foot LEED Certified Army Reserve Center Training Building, a 5,306-square-foot Organizational Maintenance Shop (OMS), and a 2,590-square-foot Unheated Storage building (UHS). Supporting site amenities include a vehicle wash rack, military equipment parking, and a privately…
Maine Veterans' Homes
SMRT has continuously served Maine Veterans’ Homes (MVH) since 1980, designing new facilities, renovations, and additions on their campuses across the state that support their mission to care for “those who have served.” Together we created a strategic facilities master plan that set forth a new vision for their six campuses. The plan provided the…
Topsham Public Safety Complex and Municipal Center
The Town of Topsham needed to consolidate municipal and public safety services at a central site, which drove the completion of the new Town Center. The new campus houses a seven-bay fire station with an adjoining police station, public safety offices, and a separate town hall housing all other municipal functions. With a focus on…
St. Lawrence County Correctional Facility
This 186-bed facility replaced the existing 85-bed jail, eliminating the county’s need to board out inmates. The facility’s direct-supervision design enabled the county to maintain the original jail’s lower staffing levels. SMRT developed a cost-effective, flexible unit design to accommodate a range of inmate classifications with small populations. The facility meets strict Wicks Law mandates…
Maine Department of Corrections Southern Maine Women's Reentry Center
Rehabilitation, education, and preparation for a positive reentry to society—these outcomes informed SMRT’s programming for this 96-bed reentry facility designed to house women who are designated the minimum-security and community-release status. A residential and educational aesthetic ethic anticipates the transition from the corrections environment and contributes to reduced recidivism rates. Residents can leave to go…
Downeast Men’s Reentry Center
The Downeast Men’s Reentry Center in Machiasport provides transitional housing for 48 “community release” status men finishing their sentences with the Maine Department of Corrections. This normalized, residential, non-secure facility includes programmatic, educational, and support spaces as well as residential-scale living spaces. Located on the former Downeast Correctional Facility site, the 9,600-square-foot center offers ample,…
Puerto Rico Juvenile Facility
SMRT provided procurement documents for the design and construction of a new, full-service, 600-bed juvenile correctional facility in Puerto Rico. The facility is designed to house pre- and post-adjudicated male and female juveniles, with the required separation among populations. The design is based on an education model that includes a full program of support spaces,…