The City of Sunrise located in Southeast Florida at the eastern edge of the everglades in Broward County has commissioned ADG to prepare a detailed Space Needs Assessment and Master Plan for a new Public Safety Facility. The complex to be located at the City's Municipal center, will include facilities for the Police Department, Fire-Rescue Administration, a Municipal Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and a joint Training Center that will include a Weapons Firing Range. The City of Sunrise has a population of approximately 91,000 people and is home to Sawgrass Mills a major retail shopping mall; and Bank Atlantic Center, home of the Florida Panthers National Hockey League Franchise.
Gainesville Police Department Training Center Gainesville, Florida
Located in an existing Police Department campus that is comprised of a police headquarters, police administration building, and future firing range. The new Gainesville Police Department Training Facility is designed to be a community oriented building that provides community outreach programs as well as on-site training for the police department. The project is a sustainable building designed to meet the City of Gainesville's LEED criteria as well as their urban design guidelines. The site is located along an old rail line and is integrated with the City of Gainesville's "Rails to Trails" project, which redevelops abandoned rail lines into community bike paths.
The two story 20,000 structure is organized around a light filled large central curved roof structure that accommodates defensive tactics training spaces above the large community meeting space below. A two story mass flanks both sides of the curved roof structure and houses training and administrative areas. A public entry, along the urban street, serves the public meeting space with a secondary public entry located along the brick screen wall that is clad with a vine growing structure to shade the building from west exposure. Overall, bridging the gap between the Police Department, the local Community, and sensitivity to the environment is a vital goal, with this project serving as a model for future training facilities.
Highlands County Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement Facility Highlands County, Florida
The Highlands County Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement Facility is a part of the overall Master Plan which Architects Design Group has developed for Highlands County for the project site and surrounding area. The project is located within close proximity to the existing County Public Works, Emergency Operations Center, Fire Station, and Health Department facilities and the Agricultural Center, which includes 4-H Club facilities. The project consists of a two story facility of 50,000 square feet on an 8.8 acre site. Both public parking (46 spaces) and secured parking (146 spaces) are provided on site, as well as provisions for a Sheriff's future Impound Lot and site amenities including a fitness trail and exterior gathering areas. These amenities are strategically positioned to provide buffering and barriers to surrounding uses.
The facility has been designed to provide for a secured perimeter through the use of wind and impact resistant construction materials, surveillance systems, controlled access openings, etc., while also providing for an inviting, energy efficient facility for use by the public and law enforcement staff.. LEED design strategies, such as day-lighting through the use of clerestory glazing and light wells, as well as light roofing materials, energy efficient mechanical systems, low water use plumbing fixtures, and the use of environmentally friendly interior finishes, are being incorporated into the project. Departments included in the facility are Sheriff's Administration, including Central Records and General Services, Emergency Communications, Property & Evidence, Criminal Investigations, Uniform Patrol, and Support Departments such as Information Technology, General Services and Training
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