LOCATION: DECATUR, GA (2015)
TYPE: 3-PHASE PROJECT
BUDGET: $18.25 MILLION
SIZE: 88,200 SF (TOTAL SIZE)
CATEGORY: MUNICIPAL
Threatened by rapid growth, flood plain proximity, and unconditioned space, the police department and municipal court needed a long term plan to address the needs of each city department. After conducting thorough documentation of the existing building, Office of Design interviewed user groups within the police department and the courts to establish a comprehensive program that included future growth options. The resulting design produced a 33,000 sf new facility complete with 200 person court room, prisoner holding cells, 9-1-1 emergency call center, and administrative spaces for the Police Department. To address the on-site flooding issue, two large storm water detention tanks were designed to capture water for the entire Center’s landscape irrigation, helping to track the project towards LEED Gold. The new modern facility also provides the Police Department with a much improved civic identity to citizens of Decatur.
2019 AIA Georgia People’s Choice Award Winner