Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries

About Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries

Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries (LMM) is a social service organization that serves those who are oppressed, forgotten, and hurting. LMM has five pillars - people they care for. The five are: youth at risk, those involved in the criminal justice system, adults at risk, those with disabilities, and the homeless. Every year, LMM serves more than 10,000 people in our community, with the help of hundreds of partners and volunteers. 

The Design Challenge

LMM hired us to provide new offices for their growing social service agency. Their current facility provided a method of service where providers rarely worked together and clients needs were being overlooked in the process. 

Our Design Solution

We partnered with LMM to better understand their services and their clients. By doing so, we were able to develop a new and efficient workflow that respected the fragile nature of their clients who are at risk and ensure the case workers were able to coordinate and provide support to these families and individuals. Parts of the existing warehouse building were carefully de-constructed and saved for re-use. New mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems were introduced, skylights and LED lighting systems function with the same custom designed workstations to reduce overall energy usage in the building by 40%. Materials chosen were simple, and included sealed MDF wall panels. We utilized reclaimed barn siding and sewing table tops to create stair treads and countertops throughout the space.