Phoenix, Arizona

People/Products

The Neighborhood Resource Center is located in the South Phoenix Village Neighborhood Initiative Area, a district targeted for comprehensive, concentrated, and community-driven revitalization.

This transformation is focused at the intersection at 24th Street and Broadway, where the city plans to create a commercial gateway, referred to as The Four Corners. When completed, The Four Corners will provide the community with retail space, commercial offices, and community service offices. The Neighborhood Resource Center is the first completed phase of this project.

The 14,700-square-foot center houses a police unit, community meeting rooms, and offices for staff, including neighborhood specialists, preservation inspectors, and community workers.

The facility is modest in scale and budget, but creates a strong presence that serves as an anchor to future redevelopment of the major intersection. In recognition of the desert climate, the Neighborhood Resource Center is a courtyard building oriented along the east-west axis.

The design elements are borrowed from many nearby industrial sheds, with a palette of metal siding and standard masonry; simple shed forms are extruded and peeled away from block boxes. Abundant glazing along the street facade, entries, and community rooms permits the community to view the activities inside.


People

Owner

City of Phoenix Neighborhood Resource Center

Architect

Marlene Imirzian & Associates Architects
8906 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85020
602 943 5279 v  |  602 943 5673 f
www.imirzian-architects.com

Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Marlene S. Imirzian, AIA, Principal in charge; Helmut John Hammen, AIA; Kevin Simmons.

Engineer(s)

Geotechnical Engineer:
Geotechnical & Environmental
Consultants, Inc

Civil Engineer: Gervasio & Associates

Structural Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers

M & P Engineers: Bridgers & Paxton Consulting     
Engineers, Inc.

Elect. & Fire Alarm Engineer: Grommes Meade Engineering, Inc

Consultant(s)

Landscape: Ten Eyck Landscape Architects

Other:
Specification: SASC Southwest, LLC

General contractor

The Weitz Company, LLC

Photographer(s)

Photographs by Bill Timmerman
(602) 420-9325

 

 

 

Products

Structural system

Masonry: Superlite Block, Med. Weight CMU

Metal roof & wall siding:   
Metecno-Morin West Kynar Finish Metal Standing Seam

Concrete: Maverick Concrete Company

Roofing

Built-Up Roofing: Johns Manville

Windows

Storefront: Southwest Aluminum Systems 6400

Glazing

Glass: PPG SolarBan

Doors

Hollow Metal doors: Curries

Aluminum doors: Southwest Aluminum Systems

Wood doors: VT Industries

Hardware

Locksets: Sargent Manufacturing Company

Closers: Sargent Manufacturing Company

Exit devices: Sargent Manufacturing Company

Interior finishes

Acoustical ceilings: Armstrong/Chicago Metallic

Lighting

Lithonia Lighting

Plumbing

Drinking Fountains: Oasis

Toilets: Crane Plumbing

Faucets: Delta Faucet Company