Creating Security and Flexibility at One Safe Place

One Safe Place offers various resources to people at risk and victims of crime. It needed a versatile construction system that could accommodate its current and future needs.

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Agencies that work with people at risk and victims of crime need warm and welcoming spaces. In the case of One Safe Place, it also had to be flexible and highly functional.

  • Location

    SAN MARCOS, CALIFORNIA

  • SQ FT

    44,044

  • DIRTT Construction Partner

    PARRON HALL CONSTRUCT

  • Architect

    SAFDIE RABINES ARCHITECTS

  • Designer

    FORE STUDIOS

  • General Contractor

    HMC CONSTRUCTION

CASE STUDY

The Challenge

One Safe Place (OSP) offers everything from legal assistance to medical support under one roof. When the San Diego District Attorney’s Office set out to create it, they had a long checklist: medical exam rooms, legal assistance offices, a children’s area, and even a boutique. They were looking for a solution that could accommodate all this and adapt to future needs.

A medical exam room built with modular assemblies
IMAGE CREDIT: AUDA + AUDA

Our Solution

The DIRTT modular construction system has flexibility built into it. Our components work seamlessly together and can be assembled, and reassembled, in whatever combination a client needs. This flexibility helped OSP fulfill its mandate.

A new mezzanine built with DIRTT Timber solved several problems. It added 4,400 square feet of much-needed space, and the natural material delivered that crucial feeling of warmth. DIRTT Solid Walls provide privacy where needed. Integrated graphics brighten the space, reinforce important messages, and offer encouragement to clients.

The Impact

As clients’ needs change and new services are added, the space can be reconfigured easily thanks to DIRTT’s modular assemblies. If they want to add medical exam rooms, they can do it quickly, without the demolition typical of a renovation. Using a smart construction system means One Safe Place can continue to change lives today and well into the future. 

We listened to the needs of the community. The beauty of DIRTT is that we can expand or contract based on what the community needs are

Tracy Prior
CHIEF DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

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