Police Department

Palos Heights, IL      

The City of Palos Heights Police Department had outgrown their existing facility.  A study was prepared to evaluate if an addition or new facility was needed.  This study included possible expansion to the City's spaces.  The study showed a freestanding Police Station on the grounds of the existing Village Center was the solution.  The remaining space on the site of the City's complex was very tight for the building's requested program requirements. With efficient design, the program requirements of the police department were met.

The new facility's main floor houses the general administration with the crime operations, cells, investigation, interview rooms, and reports. The second floor has community services and general operation, e.g., community services, DARE, roll call, lunchroom, exercise and locker rooms.

The tight site constraints dictated the footprint of the building be a rectangle.  Use of strong angled corners with full height windows and stone sunscreens with stone bands running around the building were used to breakup the long facebrick walls and bring light to the interior spaces.