Our breadth and depth of expertise in the planning, design, and development of mental health settings is unparalleled in North America. We have been designing mental healthcare facilities for forty years and are recognized internationally for our commitment to design for special populations and for our skill in designing a wide range of environments that deliver effective treatment. Our experience encompasses every patient cohort, diagnosis, and setting and we have created over 26,000 mental health beds in forty-six states and provinces.

architecture+ has also worked on more LEED® certified psychiatric facilities than any other architecture firm and we are uniquely aware of opportunities to incorporate energy efficient and environmentally friendly initiatives that are supportive of the specialized patient population and staff in terms of safety, security and patient care, treatment, and efficacy.

We are widely recognized as a leader in the development of an evidence-based design practice culture in North America and are an Advocate Firm of The Center for Health Design’s EDAC (Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification) Program.

architecture+ offers our clients the benefit of the broadest and most recent experience available. We are able to focus immediately on what is uniquely important to the success of a given project and are able to share lessons learned from projects across North America. In addition, architecture+ develops and maintains the Patient Safety Standards, Materials and Systems Guidelines (click here) for the New York State Office of Mental Health.

We treasure opportunities to create environments where the mentally ill can find respite and healing and where clinical staff feels enabled, rather than inhibited, by a building’s design.