Kimmerle Newman Architects (KNA) has been commissioned to provide architectural programming, planning and design services for Westchester Institute for Human Development's (WIHD)  facilities in Westchester County, N.Y. WIHD -- one of 67 University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities -- is dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities through education, service and research. 

The assignment includes 65,000 square feet of design work for WIHD’s social work, nursing, medical, psychiatric, audiology and digital therapy specialty service groups, all of which are housed in the organization’s Valhalla, N.Y. location. Within the same facility are the Westchester’s Children’s Advocacy Center, and hearing impairment services including cochlear implant evaluation and therapy. “The project programming and analysis phase is complete. Now we are conducting in-person meetings, including interviewing key staff at all levels,” said Paul Newman, vice-president and partner.

“This is a very exciting project that utilizes the full spectrum of KNA’s services,” according to William J. Kimmerle, senior associate/senior project manager. “It also underscores KNA’s ongoing support of local and regional non-profit causes, particularly in the areas of human services, special needs, education and the care of the developmentally disabled. We look forward to working with WIHD and helping this wonderful organization to achieve its goals.”

Along with its work on projects that support the physically and mentally disabled, KNA also has been recognized for its long-term commitment to the needs of victims of crimes against children and young adults. In 1996, the firm developed the first child advocacy center in Morris County now known as "Deirdre's House” for which it won an AIA Committee on Justice special merit award.

The award-winning Kimmerle Group is comprised of six divisions, each with complementary specialties, including Kimmerle Newman Architects, Urban Studio, Real Estate Services, Workspace, Project Management and Branding. The multidisciplinary team, which was named the 2016 AIA NJ Architecture Firm of the Year, has established an outstanding reputation for its design and development work in corporate architecture and interiors, education, healthcare, urban design and planning, industrial and retail, private and multifamily housing and historic preservation. Kimmerle Group possesses a national project footprint and is active in the Tri-state area and across the United States. The firm’s headquarters in Harding Township, NJ is an NJBIA Good Neighbor Award winner for 2017, and CPE’s 2016 Distinguished Achievement Award for Best Design. The firm is also located in the Chelsea Arts district of New York City with offices at West 20^th and 6^th Avenue.