Role: Sub-consultant to Perkins+Will
Size: 50,000 SF Station; 6,750 SF Maintenance Building; 85,600
SF Parking Structure
Completed: 2008
Honors: LEED Gold

The number one priority for the Los Angeles Police Department’s scandal-ridden Rampart division was to create a sense of transparency and openness via the architecture of their new station, so the design team sculpted a slender profile with copious open space and resplendent light. Housed within are holding cells, interview rooms, surveillance monitoring stations and a communications tower. There is also community meeting space, garden areas, and ample parking.

SKA developed a simple illuminated identification pylon placed at the edge of the lawn as a welcoming beacon to the community. Other sign elements are integrated with the architecture and overall design intent.