M+Y celebrated the Ground Breaking of the Behavioral Health Crisis Center with UNMH, Bernalillo County, HB Construction, and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham! Congratulations to all project advocates for moving this important project forward!
UNMH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS CENTER
Work is now underway on the University of New Mexico North Campus to provide a Behavioral Health Crisis Center (BHCC). M+Y is the lead design firm for the project, consulting with Davis Group. The conception, funding, and management of this facility is part of a collaborative effort between Bernalillo County and UNMH. Located next to the existing University Psychiatric Center at UNM North Campus, the facility will help Bernalillo County and UNMH fulfill their goal of providing compassionate, respectful, and round-the-clock care to serve a vastly underrepresented population in a dignified setting.
The project’s initial phase calls for the demolition of two existing buildings located at 2600 Marble Avenue, as well as the redevelopment of the northern half of the existing patient parking lot. Phase 2 will encompass construction of the new two-story Behavioral Health Crisis Center and remaining site.
The new Behavioral Health Crisis Center includes three distinct programs that increase critical services — Crisis Triage Center, Psychiatric Emergency Services, and a Peer Living Room—into one building footprint.
Crisis Triage Center (CTC): New service providing medium-acuity crisis stabilization services offering 16 single-patient bedrooms with private facilities to clients on a voluntary basis for up to 14 days.
Peer-Based “Living Room” (PLR) Model: New service providing low-acuity walk-in and/or referral service in a residential environment accessed by a separate public entrance and lobby to avoid merging lower acuity with higher acuity functions. This program includes a Respite Area, Living Room Space, Nourishment Area and Client Work Rooms.
Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES): Expands the existing program located at the University Psychiatric Center to this new facility to better serve clients who present acute psychiatric care levels and are identified as at risk to self and/or others. The existing program includes ten (10) patient rooms with controlled separation for pediatric and adult census. In addition, there is a separate restraint suite with two rooms near the dedicated vehicular sally port entrance for dedicated intake entrance for first responders.
Special daylighting, circulation, safety, and ligature resistance elements are central to the concept. The project is set to meet LEED Silver certification through material selection, energy/resource conservation, and demolition/construction waste management efforts.
HB Construction mobilized on site in July, setting up safety perimeter fencing, wayfinding signage, and temporary striping that will allow surrounding facility users to navigate around construction safely. As construction is bordered by over ten occupied medical and research facilities, HB and UNMH have collaborated to establish isolation and public safety measures for each phase of construction.
UNM OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER
This project will add 11,337 Gross Square Feet (GSF) of building adjacent to the north wall of the existing Tow Diehm facility on the south end of the University of New Mexico Stadium. The project consists of a single-level, reinforced steel structure to house three main floor areas for various Olympic Sports Training Equipment and activities, including training offices, mechanical, electrical, storage and restroom support areas. An interior Cardio Mezzanine is included within the envelope of the new building. The structure is designed to facilitate the addition of a future roof observation deck, and will connect to the existing exterior stairs on the north east end of the existing Tow Diehm Building.
NMT BROWN HALL
This project will renovate Brown Hall on the campus New Mexico Institute of Mining Technologies. This building is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places. It is a 3 story; 23,872 square foot building that serves as the main administrative building for New Mexico Tech. The renovation will provide upgraded Electrical, Mechanical, and IT systems, selective interior remodeling, and site upgrades.
WE'VE MOVED!
We are moving! But will still be located in the Southeast Heights of Albuquerque, true to District 6! We are happily located near Sandia National Labs, Kirtland Airforce Base, and the Sunport. We look forward to seeing you in our new location: 2010 Ridgecrest Dr SE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108.
MAC Sports Bar, Exterior
MCDERMOTT ATHLETIC CENTER
MAC Sports Bar, Interior
The McDermott Athletic Center (MAC) is an addition to its large indoor facilities. This family-oriented outdoor venue is a welcome-addition to the neighborhood where family members of all ages, and their pets, can enjoy the beautiful sunset views. Under a large canopy, multiple large gathering venues can occur during special occasions. These events can spill out into their extensive patio, where this location will be perfect from large sports-viewing, to private functions. Under the canopy, food and drink, and recreational activities are available. This seeks to be a neighborhood spot.
SFCC, Campus Entrance
SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SFCC, Campus Courtyard
M+Y with Shepley Bulfinch have completed the master-planning efforts on the campus of Santa Fe Community College, the heart of the technology district. This beautifully sited campus faces many important emergent areas of Santa Fe. Its students draw from the city, the state, and the world. In order to meet the next generation’s educational requirements, SFCC underwent an exhaustive process to capture all salient points of the community, to create an expansive and inclusive document that connects its mission to serve its students.
Roosevelt General Hospital, Site
ROOSEVELT GENERAL HOSPITAL
Roosevelt General Hospital, Entrance
Roosevelt General Hospital is critical to addressing regional emergency care. Their leadership, in responding to the growing emergency services to the Southern region of New Mexico, provides much-needed medical attention to all New Mexico citizens. Their addition and renovation will bring confidence to our communities near Portales.
UNM CLARK HALL
Clark Hall was built in 1951, home to the discipline of Chemistry, on the campus of the University of New Mexico. The office of Meem, Zehner, Holien and Associates created this composed and stately building. The placement and site situation of the building represented a significant development of the growing campus. With its large paned windows and expansive classrooms, tall spaces made in concrete, the students of chemistry were ensured good daylight with lots of fresh air and beautiful views surrounding their building. With time, the studies and research needs of chemistry overwhelm this early building scheme. Therefore, a complete renovation of the interior and redress of the main entry, in keeping with its evolving disciplinary importance on campus, were needed. M+Y embarked on a lively discourse of architectural relevance and importance of representation to places of higher learning and research. We are excited to bring our reverence for the architectural structure and framework of John Gaw Meem instituted into the campus of UNM.
RIO RANCHO CAMPUS PARK
Rio Rancho will soon have a new landmark for the community! Be on the lookout for the new SkyRoom on your Eastward descent into the Sunport or during a scenic balloon ride over the city. We hope it may be visible from the air. We invite you to take a visit once its completed and let us know!
FCFC PORTALES
Construction continues! Here we see a nice open view of the Lobby area. The deep overhang shades the glass in the Summer and allows for passive solar gain in Winter, allowing for a convergence of beautiful and functional design!
ENMU GREYHOUND ARENA
Re-roofing of both the ENMU Greyhound arena and main building has now been completed! With its original completion in 1967, the Greyhound Arena has stood the test of time, with major renovations in 1988, 2006, and again in 2012. Considered one of the finest NCAA Division II athletic facilities in the Southwest, the arena is home to the ENMU volleyball, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball teams. More than 4,800 Greyhound Nation fans can watch games in the horseshoe-shaped arena and we’re happy to welcome them back with a newly-renovated roof!
The building is looking good! The next step is landscaping.
DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Looking forward to Del Norte Dragons in Roswell inhabiting their lair. It is a true excitement to see a school built in the community. It represents all the members of the community believing the children deserve to flourish in a representative architecture that fits their contemporary needs while anticipating their growth for the future! We celebrate ROSWELL, its leaders, its bright children. GO DRAGONS!
RENOVATION AT QUINCY HOUSE
The common 1950’s bungalow (900 SF) has been outfitted with a new kitchen, additional bathrooms and bedroom, and a much needed larger living room. The original house footprint, reflecting the needs of a 1950’s family, required an update of powerful lighting, data, wifi, sound, new kitchen amenities, more space in general for growing kids and dogs. The new addition of spaces wrap around the original house, using the elevation drop - to create taller rooms with lots of natural light. Therefore, the hill part of NOB HILL is used to build voluminous rooms while still retaining the scale of the neighborhood.
The basement is cleaned and prepped for new work! The construction team is installing additional framing, new piping, new plumbing, and new duct work.
UNM CLARK HALL RENOVATION
The beloved John Gaw Meem Clark Hall, known as the Chemistry building, is experiencing a complete renovation of its laboratory facilities, student classrooms and auditorium. The original concrete structure revealed here, articulates the 1950’s era framework and slab condition. The coordination of the structure with the very large fenestration system for its time, is a classic expression of structural elegance in a large open space. The renovation work seeks to preserve its proportional clarity and incorporate today’s technical functionality.
NMT BROWN HALL "OLD MAIN"
This wonderful historic building has the opportunity to be renovated. Its initial stone exterior experienced an unfortunate fire in its early existence. Some of the original cornerstones and north entrance facade elements exist today. The image below is its 1939 WPA executed Spanish Mission styled entrance and facade. Today, beautiful trees grace the historic building to create a central figure on the campus of New Mexico Tech.
DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A new welcome addition to ROSWELL.
DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The Del Norte Dragons can look forward to their new school taking shape. This summer, the construction companies, the administrators and hard workers of the community are taking extra care to make sure Del Norte is on schedule and ready for the students. This is a time, we can be grateful for the many people that care so much about education, our students, and the future of Roswell. We are so excited to see DNES be a reality and fixture in ROSWELL, NM!
METROPOLIS MAGAZINE FEATURES UNM SMITH PLAZA!
We are super excited to receive this national attention with our design collaborators: SURFACEdesign and MRWM Landscape Architects. This recognition not only affirms the strength of the design for our beloved UNM, but confirms our commonly held values in the strength of COLLABORATION. We are honored with this moment in the spotlight! We look forward to more opportunities to elevate and uplift the spaces in New Mexico. Our commonly held belief in materiality and its enduring qualities are investments into our culture, place and labor. We seek to incorporate our local traditions with contemporary expressions of architecture.
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” - Martin Luther King Jr.
SMITH PLAZA WINS BRICK DESIGN AWARD! →
Thank you Brick Industry Association for this design award! M+Y with Landscape Architects MRWM, and SURFACE DESIGN practice the words of our geist teachers:
“Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.”- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
“Even a brick wants to be something. A brick wants to be something. It aspires. Even a common, ordinary brick... wants to be something more than it is. It wants to be something better than it is.” - Louis Kahn
The humble bricks come together to repeat its own measure, its patterns, with the ever presence to adjust its position. These movements in material bring beauty and elegance to textured space of the outside. The brick is the same but different in its ability to modulate the unit for its fullest expression. The brick is common, but rich and impressive by the artful hand/mind of the craftsperson! The brick aspires to be more, just as all architectural projects aspire to be more. It is our designed intention to take common materials, common circumstances and heighten the architectural potential for all buildings!
CHANGE
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ― Leo Tolstoy
Well, we try to do both. In that spirit, we experienced change these weeks in so many ways. We settled into a new reality, if not for the moment perhaps longer, of caution and care for ourselves and our clients over COVID 19. Our world has been made coincidentally larger and overwhelmingly connected AND smaller and forever precious. We are not only our own stewards of health but of the health of others. The compounded crises of our country is an opportunity to reflect upon our individual and collective roles in making the community we desire to see. We see that taking care of ourselves means taking care of and being responsible to our greater selves - our country. Until we see us as the US, we can not confidently move forward. All of us matter and matter greatly. Originally this note was to highlight that we have moved and it is time to be grateful and reflective of all that is ongoing, we are humbled that this is time where we require healing together and create action together to lift up the better parts of ourselves. (Edit: 06.01.2020)
We finally moved our office this last week to 2010 RIDGECREST DR. SE (across the street). We practice fastidiously the values of social distancing but bring our projects and our community closer to us in content, attention and focus. We are constantly seeking change to create a better work environment, better project environment. We anxiously await the change in our culture and community that better leads us to create the change we wish to see in ourselves.