Police Headquarters

[progressiveboy]

Construction set to start in December on this project:

Construction to start in December on new $22M Oklahoma City police headquarters | News OK

I thought this was initially a $50 million + project? Am I missing something? Did they decide to downsize the project?

[Pete]

I think the $50 mil was for both this and the new courthouse.

[Plutonic Panda]

The current police headquarters will be torn down and that lot used for parking.

Is this going to be structured parking or just a surface lot? Also, are they still going to build a new courthouse?

[ljbab728]

Is this going to be structured parking or just a surface lot? Also, are they still going to build a new courthouse?

Are you getting worried about where to park when you have to go there after all of those speeding tickets, plupan? LOL

[Plutonic Panda]

Are you getting worried about where to park when you have to go there after all of those speeding tickets, plupan? LOL

well, it is safe to assume I have probably paid for a door in that building by now

[Pete]

I really don't like how this building turns in back on Main Street:

[LakeEffect]

I really don't like how this building turns in back on Main Street:

I hadn't seen that rendering before. Yeah, it really does create a blank (5' or 6' high') street wall. Exactly what you don't want in an urban environment. I didn't mind the design until now... and it's "too late" to change it. I also don't like how blank the entire west side appears to be.

[hoya]

What an ugly ass building. Let's emulate the worst aspects of OKC's architecture and give it poor street interaction.

[soonerguru]

What an ugly ass building. Let's emulate the worst aspects of OKC's architecture and give it poor street interaction.

What architecture firm designed this? What input (if any) does our planning department have on projects like this?

[Pete]

Huge retaining walls on both Shartel and Main, which are more important frontages than the north side with the main entrance.

I know there are security issues but there are much better ways of dealing with this than putting up massive concrete walls up to shoulder height.

[Bellaboo]

They must have wanted a compound.

[bluedogok]

I can guarantee that force protection is why that wall is there on the street. The city probably wouldn't listen to any other alternatives as well.

[Plutonic Panda]

I'm probably going to get a bunch of sh*t for saying this, but I don't mind it. It may not be a new urbanist lovers wet dream, but it doesn't look horrible, imo.

[UnclePete]

The building looks good, but is it going to get more badly needed Cops on the street?

[soonerguru]

The building looks good, but is it going to get more badly needed Cops on the street?

Not really.

[ljbab728]

I'm probably going to get a bunch of sh*t for saying this, but I don't mind it. It may not be a new urbanist lovers wet dream, but it doesn't look horrible, imo.

I agree, plupan. Designing a police station has different priorities than most new construction downtown. I mean, they aren't going to put any shops or restaurants on the first floor. LOL
I don't expect every new building to be a Mona Lisa.

[Larry OKC]

Construction to start in December on new Oklahoma City police headquarters | News OK

Scott Dedmon, principal and director of design at architectural firm ADG, told the city council Tuesday that architects strived to make the building work with historic buildings in the Civic Center complex. Vertical windows, tan and red brick, and material with the look and finish of limestone will tie the police headquarters to neighboring structures such as city hall, he said.

Thoughts?

[CuatrodeMayo]

Construction to start in December on new Oklahoma City police headquarters | News OK

Thoughts?

Sure. They failed miserably.

[sroberts24]

it is the Police Headquarters, not meant to be a pedestrian friendly building!

[BrettM2]

No words.

Monolith?

[Jake]

The city is ruined now.

[bluedogok]

Sure. They failed miserably.

I concur...

[soonerguru]

ADG is putting together quite an impressive portfolio...not.

[Pete]

$20 million building permit for this project today.

Should be starting soon.

[jn1780]

They might as well put razor wire along the tops of the retaining walls and have snipers on the roof.