121st Police Precinct
Location: Staten Island, New York, USA
2011
Rafael Vinoly Architects
12 June 2008
Major Approval Received for Design of the 121st Police Precinct Stationhouse on Staten Island, New York
Scheduled to Be the First LEED Police Facility in the City
Rafael Viñoly Architects PC's design for Staten Island's 121st Police Precinct Stationhouse has been approved by the Art Commission of the City of New York. The nearly 49,000-square-foot building, commissioned by the New York City Police Department and the Department of Design and Construction, seeks LEED Silver certification, which, under Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC 2030 sustainable design initiative, will make it the first police facility in the city to achieve this designation.
Staten Island is the city's fastest-growing borough in population, necessitating a greater law enforcement presence. The new stationhouse, located on Richmond Avenue in the Graniteville neighborhood, will reduce the response times and relieve the workloads of the island's two existing precincts. The goal of the design was to satisfy the Police Department's functional requirements while evoking pride and confidence among local residents.
Designed for an irregular site, the linear structure emerges naturally from the landscape, connecting nearby residential neighborhoods to commercial corridors. Its ninety-foot cantilevered second floor canopies over the entrance's wide concrete steps and landscaped approach, reaching out to the street and community beyond. The stationhouse offers substantial work areas, holding cells, on-site outdoor parking for 108 cars, and its own vehicle fueling station.
Rafael Viñoly Architects' project director for the building is Fred Wilmers, who also led the firm's recently-opened Bronx County Hall of Justice project team. Scheduled for bid opening in October, construction will begin in March 2009.
Staten Island Police Precinct Stationhouse New York info from ING MEDIA 120608
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