Fairbanks Police Station
City of Fairbanks, Alaska

As the City of Fairbanks continues to grow, so does the need for public safety facilities.  The project site for the new police station presented an interesting design challenge: design a building on a 1.4-acre site to interface with adjacent architectural styles.  Fortunately, our architects see design restrictions as an opportunity to explore unique and creative solutions.  By using the same setback distance, a strong horizontal base, modulating the parapet heights to pick up the theme of the neighboring City Hall, and using a complementary color scheme, the new police station possesses its own identity while flowing seamlessly into existing building styles. 

Size: 21,000-sf

Cost: $7,145,463

Specific Components

• All locally made, tinted, split faced concrete masonry with matching cast concrete caps for the base
• Exterior insulated finish system upper portions
• High performance window wall systems
• Parking for approximately 100 cars
• District hot water with stand-alone boiler capability for emergencies
• Moveable shelving systems maximize records and evidence archives 
• Four vehicle bays for forensics, maintenance, supervisor, and sally port functions
• State-of-the-art dispatch center designed to serve as the central dispatch for the Tanana Valley
• Public lobby
• Administration offices
• Report writing area
• Briefing room/Emergency Operations Center
• Holding and interview rooms
• Investigations suite
• Lockers
• Exercise room
• Secure armory
• Tactical equipment storage areas 

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