This facility received the Law Enforcement Facilities II Silver Award in the 2023 Officer Station Design Awards.
Official Project Name: Cookeville Police Headquarters
Project City/State: Cookeville, TN
Date Completed: May 2022
Chief/Director: Police Chief Randy Evans
Project Area (sq. ft.): 39,618
Total Cost: $14,000,000
Cost Per Square Foot: $353
Architect/Firm Name: Architects Design Group
City/State: Winter Park, FL
Phone: (407) 647-1706
Website: adgusa.org
Design Team: Architects Design Group: Ian Reeves, AIA, Architect of Record; Fred Rambo, RA, Project Manager; AEI: Peter Metts, AIA, Local Associate Architect
Project Description
The new 39,618-SF Cookeville Police Department Headquarters is a three-story, reinforced concrete masonry building with associated secure and public parking on a city-owned, 3.55-acre site. The site was designed to provide public access from two streets fronting the building, while allowing for secured parking access at the back of the site and under the building, fully utilizing the sloping of the site. Additionally, multiple access and egress points from the secured parking area allow for unencumbered police circulation in case one of the two access points are blocked.
The building houses all the city’s police operations, dispatch, and traffic court functions. The facility also provides a new community room and training room, with an operable partition to divide the rooms, allowing the space to be used for multiple purposes including functions and an overflow EOC. Other amenities and elements located on-site include rolling assets storage, K-9 area, generator, fuel tank, and a sally port. Due to the nature of this building type and the need to maintain operation during natural and man-made events, our team designed the building envelope to accommodate the additional wind load pressures required by code for essential facilities, provide enhanced protection for missile impact, and provide a robust construction to increase the usable lifespan of the facility and a generator providing 100% backup power.
In addition to a beautiful building with a backdrop to the rolling hills of Tennessee, what really makes this facility special are the unique touches CPD and the design team created. Starting with the entry plaza with the flags, the showpiece at the front entrance includes a bronze eagle memorial on granite marked “Blessed are the Peacemakers.” Inside, you’ll find mission-oriented and inspirational quotes on the walls that CPD officers submitted during the design process. Also, unique is the address CPD chose. It is located at 1019 Neal Street, as 1019 is their call to return to the station.