CLIENT
The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD

BUILDING AREA
17,300 SF

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD transforms the lives of people with behavioral health and intellectual and developmental disabilities by providing them with an accessible, integrated, and comprehensive recovery-oriented system of care.

The new housing community, designed by RDLR Architects, is located off the 610 South Loop Freeway in Houston, Texas. The site hosts an existing one-story mental health facility that serves as a clinical resource for the residents of the community. The new housing development includes two 2-story apartment buildings that flank a community building and ADA-accessible apartments.

The community includes a total of 26 one-bedroom apartments for clients transitioning from institutional care to independent living, providing a safe place for them to practice life skills, reestablish a sense of stability, and build friendships in the process.