As part of an on-call agreement with the JCPRD, SFS Architecture provided architectural services to restore and rehabilitate the existing marina building, to expand its ticketing and staff operations, and to construct new boat storage and restroom buildings to meet the increasing demands of the marina.

The 92,000 SF multi-purpose Heckart Community Center occupies a prominent site in downtown Sedalia. The center features three (3) 50x84 foot basketball courts with volleyball and pickleball lines; overhead equipment for basketball, volleyball, batting tunnels; tip and roll bleachers; spectator seating; elevated walking/jogging track; aerobics and dance studios; locker rooms; weights and fitness room; community room/event hall; commercial kitchen, concessions and catering kitchen; children's party rooms; child watch area with indoor play; 15,000 SF indoor aquatic center with 8x25 yard competition pool with diving, spa and lifestyle/leisure pool; administrative and office spaces.

SFS planned and designed the new Government Services Center to meet the varied mission critical needs of its administrative, police, and judicial operations. After extensive programming, planning, and public engagement efforts, the city landed on the adaptive reuse of the historically significant school building for its new city hall and the construction of a new police station.

This intervention to a mid-century church, featuring a new Narthex, converses playfully with the original building and counterpoints its curves with a concave limestone façade. Inside, the once-dark worship space was brightened by the addition of a large skylight and refined through the careful balancing of existing and new features.

The new Young’s Park bath house, clad in native Kansas limestone and cedar, provides much-needed inclusive restrooms, indoor/outdoor activity space, concessions, and a 3-season configurable shelter to a favorite secluded neighborhood pool, all while scaled to fit sensitively into the surrounding leafy residential community.

SFS designed a new two company fire station featuring double depth drive-through bays and eight sleeping rooms including accommodations for Johnson County’s MedAct ambulance service. The station is designed to be welcoming with abundant natural light and views connecting all parts of the station’s interior to the exterior. Gender-neutral living quarters prioritize privacy, sleep equity, and mental health while responding to future gender ratio changes. The station is designed to meet LEED Silver certification.

The 80-acre Wayside Waifs campus features new and renovated facilities designed to further the mission of “preparing pets and people for the bond of their lives.” The 8,800 SF Humane Education Center offers indoor and outdoor spaces for public education on responsible pet care, as well as new staff workspaces. Its vibrant, light-filled interior connects with the forested surroundings, blending with the existing building while retaining its own identity. The 8,000 SF Canine Behavior Center, the second of its kind in the U.S., houses 21 dogs and includes an indoor training room, “real-life” rooms, and areas for nutrition, enrichment, and veterinary care. Outdoor training and play spaces are designed to prioritize the health and wellness of both animals and staff. This facility rehabilitates dogs with extreme anxiety or behavioral issues due to poor living conditions or abuse. Its success in rehabilitation was highlighted in a July 2022 Rolling Stone article, featuring its partnership with the ASPCA in Weaverville, NC.

SFS designed the new Russell and Helen Means Observation Tower at Kill Creek Park. Built as a catalyst to draw new patrons to the park, the tower is sited on an alley of trees from the original homestead overlooking the distant views of undisturbed prairie. A series of framed views at each landing builds wonder as the visitor ascends to each level. The galvanized bar-grate skin mimics the ever-changing perception through the filtered view of tall Kansas prairie grass.

SFS, as part of a team, provided design and construction administration services for several park structures as part of the Lake Olathe Phase 1 Improvements project, including Eagles Landing, a 6,500 SF, 200-person special events venue with catering kitchen and bar, bridal preparation space, and restrooms that are accessible to park users when the facility is not being rented. The new event space boasts picturesque views, an outdoor deck overlooking Lake Olathe, an inviting wood-burning fireplace and a warm and contemporary space. Other new amenities include a fishing pier, marina building and swimming beach, restroom building, renovated shelter pavilion, interactive water features, trails, and landscaping. Updated by BG 02/17/2025.

The 88-acre Meadowbrook Park is part of a larger redevelopment effort aimed at transforming the former Meadowbrook Golf and Country Club into a vibrant mixed-use community. Architectural elements designed by SFS include the grand pavilion, a restroom building and three picnic shelters, along with a new activity center. The new 12,000 SF Meadowbrook Activity Center is sited on the footprint of the original golf course clubhouse. and features a public access Event Space, Multi-purpose Classroom, and Early Childhood Development Center. To pay homage to the history of the site, the interior was designed to subtly celebrate the love of golf.

A compelling, cost-effective and sustainable plan was developed to reposition the 1950s era King Louie bowling alley and ice chateau as a multipurpose County facility. The new Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center preserves an iconic building in the community while meeting the County's needs for a multipurpose community center with office, classroom, and events space, a flexible black box theatre for the County's popular Theatre in the Park program and a new home for the County Museum.

The SFS team worked with the City of Excelsior Springs to develop a business plan, facility program and design for a community center that is affordable to develop, operate and maintain and that offers programming for users of all ages and abilities. The new 50,000 SF Excelsior Springs Community Center, co-located on a multi-building school district campus, includes a community events hall and catering kitchen, child watch area, racquetball courts, aerobics/dance studio, gymnasium with elevated walking track, weights and fitness area, party rooms and indoor aquatics. In addition, SFS recently completed an outdoor aquatic center adjacent to the new indoor aquatic facility.