Dougy Center West

Expanding their footprint to support childhood bereavement

After completing the rebuild of Dougy Center’s eastside location in 2012, SEA was hired to assist the nationally-recognized center for grieving children and families with adding another permanent home in Beaverton to better serve the Portland metro’s westside. Dougy Center West is a remodel of an existing two-story commercial office building that will feature a mixture of spaces for child-focused play and support including age-appropriate talking rooms, a game room, art room, spaces for staff and volunteers, and a national training center for others wishing to open other similar facilities. The site scope includes removing parking in order to make space for an enclosed outdoor playground, landscape, and active areas for high energy expression.

Location
Beaverton, OR

Size
14,373 sf

Year
December 2026

The new location begins at the entry with a new courtyard and exterior vestibule, transforming the current imposing entrance to a scale sensitive to a child’s experience of arrival. Additional landscaping and play areas will soften the exterior and announce that this building is unique and inviting. With Dougy Center’s grief-informed experience, they are a partner in helping create an interior design specific to their families which conveys a sense of calm and joy with warm expressive colors and curved forms.