Case Study | Public Safety: West Lafayette Police Station

To complete its public service campus, the City of West Lafayette, Indiana, wanted to construct a new police station next to its existing pre-cast concrete City Hall.

As the project’s Principal in Charge and Architect of Record, Joe Mrak oversaw the design of a 26,000 s.f. facility with functions separated into three levels: the basement, which would house all evidence processing, fitness, and staff locker rooms; the first level, with administration and selected services divisions; and the second level, for patrol division and investigations. The first level also included a four-bay sally port, limited detainee access, and controlled public access at the main entrance lobby. The project team also ensured that all exterior materials were fundamentally compatible with the existing City Hall building and integrated with the municipal campus by incorporated glazed sections and pre-cast concrete panels.

Upon the project’s completion, the progressive and efficient facility design of the new Police Station provided functional efficiencies, fully-integrated electronic security systems, and state-of-the-art technologies for the building, all while seamlessly fitting within the City’s public service campus.