Public Safety Center
Location: San Rafael, California
Location: San Rafael, California
Project year: 2015
Client: City of San Rafael
Area: 44,000 sq ft (4088 sq m)
Program:
Integrated facilities for Fire and Police Departments. The building will meet LEED GOLD certification.
Summary:
The new Public Safety Center will provide state of the art facilities for the city’s Fire and Police Departments. Deign challenges include harmonizing the requirements for public access, functional integration, and safety; complex circulation that needs to respond to strict fire and police response demands, and sloped terrain adjacent to residential properties. The design solution emphasizes the public significance of the building. Focal point is the plaza which provides a welcoming, protected from the elements entrance and opportunities for public events. The public space seamlessly flows into the main lobby where visitors, fire, and police personnel meet.
Credits:
Graphic materials presented here are mine unless othervise noted. PV
Links:
Overall view of Public Safety Center
Public Plaza
Main Entrance Detail
First Floor idea sketch
Second Floor idea sketch
Site location within larger city context
Study of Larger Context
Proposal for creating a new Civic Center
Sun Exposure Study
Site Location
Context Study
FIre and Police Response Study
Site Geomtery Study
Parking Study
Project Site
Design Concept
Diagram of Main Design Idea
Basement
First Floor (Plaza)
Second Floor
Massing Solution
Optional plaza design (rendering by others)
