Brookline Public Safety Building

About

Location: Brookline, MA
Size: 48,800 sq. ft.
Status: Completed in 2002

Brookline’s Police and Fire Stations are located on adjacent sites at the Tow’s civic heart along the busy Washington Street. Both buildings are also in close proximity to Town Hall, the main library, and a courthouse. The program called for a complete reorganization and expansion of both facilities and the design of a new connecting “link” building, sympathetic to the historic fire station, and capable of housing shared spaces for both departments. The link creates much-needed space for shared uses, including records, reception, and a meeting room while also providing a clear, accessible, and welcome public entrance along the urban streetscape. The fully glazed exterior provides transparency to the public areas and reinforces the individuality of the two existing buildings.

The final program contains Police and Fire administration, a state-of-the-art combined Police, Fire and EMS dispatch center, locker rooms, a fitness center, and a new third floor to the Police Station component.

Photography: Richard Mandelforn

Scope

– Feasibility Study
– Schematic Design
– Design Development
– Construction Documents
– Construction Administration