Four carefully planned phases of construction enabled a fully operational police and fire station during construction. A new, two-story addition to the existing police wing allowed the current staff to be moved into the new building, while the existing interior was gutted and building systems were replaced or improved. 

The most visible additions to the Fair Oaks Station are a new training room and an entry tower on the front of the existing police wing. The tower addition draws more attention to the public entry of the building and serves to keep the public functions separated from the more secure police activities. A wing for female fire personnel was also added. Our team restored a vehicular police sallyport that had been turned into office space, while relocating an existing shared fueling station and the fire department’s vehicle extraction area to create additional parking. 

One challenge our team faced was the high-density development on a steeply sloped site, which would have severely impacted the stormwater management systems. Our civil and stormwater management team reengineered the systems to meet the requirements of the new facility.