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PROJECT: Lincoln City Police Department facility

LOCATION: 1503 S.E. East Devils Lake Road, Lincoln City

SIZE:听18,500 square feet

COST:听$10.5 million

CONSTRUCTION START DATE: 2018

CONSTRUCTION END DATE: 2020

OWNERS: city of Lincoln City and Lincoln City Police Department

OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE: Klosh Group

ARCHITECT: FFA Architecture and Interiors

ENGINEERS: KPFF Consulting Engineers (structural, civil); Sazan Group (MEP)

CONTRACTOR:听Emerick Construction Co.

OTHER ASSOCIATES: Acoustic Design Studio

SIGNIFICANCE OF PROJECT: The Lincoln City Police Department formerly operated out of an old ambulance building on a heavily wooded and sloped site. In 2017, the city selected FFA Architecture and Interiors to design a new, 18,500-square-foot facility.

The project presented several challenges, beginning with the site. It’s steep and backs up to property designated for a future city park. Access points were limited, and there was difficulty separating the site’s public and secure zones. Also, the existing building housed dispatch operations and needed to remain in place during construction, so the buildable area of the site was limited.

After engaging in a robust programming effort with the police department and consultant MWL Architects, the FFA team engaged in a research phase. Members worked closely with City Council and police staff to identify goals for the project and key metrics for its success. The team also conducted in-depth research into the history and culture of Lincoln City, working with citizens to determine an 鈥渙rigin story鈥� that would influence representation of the final project.

Structural and envelope materials were chosen for three reasons: labor savings, coastal environment, and security. During design, FFA team members were told by contractors in the Willamette Valley that there was a 40 percent premium to perform commercial-level construction at the coast. This was mainly driven by transportation costs for workers. This led FFA to choose systems 鈥� including cross-laminated timber and unit fiberglass windows 鈥� able to be prefabricated.

That same labor theme impacted the choice of exterior cladding. Masonry is typically used to address security concerns of a police station. This is specifically tied to the ballistic performance of the wall. FFA was able to show that a combination of concrete tile and solid CLT walls met the same requirements. The team members did this by mocking up a section of the wall and letting police staff take it to a shooting range for target practice. The concrete shingles echo the cedar shingles common at the coast but last longer in the harsh climate.

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