Wake County Detention Center, Phase 2 Expansion
- Sustainable Features: LEED Certified
- Type of Construction: Addition
- Size: 415,000 SF (38,555 m2)
- Professional Services: Architecture, Engineering, Programming, Sustainable Design Consulting
- Project Components: Classroom/Training, Commissary, Correctional Medical, Courtroom, Education/Training Area, Food Preparation/Kitchen, Forensic Laboratory, Infirmary, Inmate Dining, Inmate Housing, Laundry, Mechanical Rooms, New Intake and Release Area, Office Space, Security Operations, Staff Dining, Support Spaces, Video Arraignment, Video Visitation, Visitation Area, Visitor Lobby, Visitor Processing, Warehouse Space
- Project Type: Detention, Enforcement, Forensics
- Related Projects: Architecture, Detention, Enforcement, Forensics, Justice
The new facility combines improved efficiency and safety while planning for future expansion and minimizing environmental impact. The addition will consolidate detention services that are presently located in three separate facilities, including booking, open intake, City/County Bureau of Identification, medical clinic and infirmary, academic services, food service, laundry, and warehouse. The new booking and open intake program will include identification, magistrates, inmate property storage, and transfer. As a multi-use facility, the role of identification in booking and open intake as well as administration space and forensic labs were incorporated, creating an efficient and safe criminal justice facility that is innovative, responsible, and forward thinking. This project was selected for inclusion in the Justice Facilities Review 2009.
The Wake County Detention Center expansion is being completed in association with Little Diversified Architectural Consulting.