Prairie Village Police    View All Projects The curved masonry wall, with its large expanses of glass, conveys an open and inviting, yet watchful eye to all visiting the law center. The open public counter creates a business-like yet friendly atmosphere. Dispatch is located behind security glazing adjacent to the lobby counter, allowing it to double as the point of contact for the public after normal business hours. Designed for a small midwestern bedroom community, this two-story addition to the city hall for police headquarters blends in with the existing architecture's residential scale.

The sloping topography facilitates clear separation of the facility's users-staff, public, and prisoners. Administration, dispatch, and criminal investigation are on the publicly accessible upper level, while patrol, lockers, intake, roll call, break rooms, armory, and evidence storage are on the lower level where staff can come and go with ease.