Southeast Michigan Psychiatric Hospital

The new 260-bed, $371M hospital will replace the existing Hawthorn Center in Northville and Walter P. Reuther Psychiatric Hospital in Westland. Located on the former Hawthorn Center site, the new facility will house pediatric and adult patients in separate, secure units, maximize direct access to outdoor recreation areas, and provide shared indoor community spaces.

This project is targeting a LEED Gold level design. One of the State’s largest geothermal fields, including over 350 bores at a depth of 500 feet, will serve the facility. Building siting and orientation maximizes solar access to interior courtyards. Strategic brick relief and coloring achieves an asymmetrical appearance while maintaining efficiently stacked façade elements.