Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter
LOCATION
Highfill, Arkansas
architect
JKJ Architects
Client
NW Arkansas Children's Shelter
PROJECT FACTS
This 66,232 square foot campus resides on an 88 acre tract just west of Bentonville. The site contains three structures in consisting of the shelter at 43,146 square feet, a recreation building at 17,500 square feet, and a maintenance storage facility at 5,600 square feet.
The shelter provides a residence for 36 children. It also houses a medical clinic, school classrooms and administrative offices. The recreation center offers a full size basketball court, multi-purpose activity room and a game room/ lounge area. The project also includes a safe room component. The maintenance building houses equipment and an area for receiving donated clothes and food.