Child Crisis Arizona is building a new headquarters campus south of Brown Road on the west side of Country Club Drive in Mesa.
Preliminary design for the building on 2.3 acres recently was discussed by the Mesa Design Review Board.
A new two-story, 37,958-square-foot office building with an interior courtyard is planned. All parking is covered and includes solar-collection canopies, Staff Planner Jennifer Merrill said at the board’s May 10 meeting.
“The vehicular and pedestrian access is from Rio Salado Parkway, Country Club Drive and Ninth Street,” she said.
The material board includes stucco, steel canopies and perforated metal art panels.
“They have a lot of bright colors that I think are reflective of the use of the building,” Merrill said.
Chris Woosley of Architectural Resource Team is the applicant; Safe Kids Strong Families LLC is the owner.
Construction is to begin in December 2022 on a courtyard-centered building providing administrative offices for Child Crisis Arizona and will also be a drop-in office for partner community support organizations, according to a written project narrative from Architectural Resource Team.
“The building will also include training and multipurpose rooms that can be utilized for program delivery and meetings. A separate entrance to the building will provide counseling support and wellness center. Child Crisis Arizona headquarters will also house their donation and volunteer center with a prep kitchen used for preparing meals for staff and volunteers at this location and other Child Crisis Arizona locations,” it states.
The all-volunteer Mesa Design Review Board is unique in that its composition is set by the zoning ordinance to include two architects; two from other design professions such as landscape architecture, engineering, urban planning, interior design or other design-related background; one contractor or developer; and two residents, according to the city’s website.
Richard Dyer Managing Editor | East Valley @RHDyer
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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