Police Headquarters

[Pete]

From today:

[UnFrSaKn]

January 15 2015

https://www.flickr.com/photos/willia...7650304033712/

[UnFrSaKn]

I asked a bike cop who was waiting at the light if he liked the new headquarters. He said it's "not big enough". I told him I thought it was ugly and he grinned and drove off.

[Plutonic Panda]

From today:

Is it just me or does that thing already look like it is outdated and needs a remodel?

[David]

Is it just me or does that thing already look like it is outdated and needs a remodel?

You're looking at a picture of a building that is unfinished and is missing half the windows. Judge it once construction is complete and landscaping has been applied.

Personally I wish they had used more of the red brick, but other than that I like it, particularly the detail around the windows.

[Plutonic Panda]

You're looking at a picture of a building that is unfinished and is missing half the windows. Judge it once construction is complete and landscaping has been applied.

Personally I wish they had used more of the red brick, but other than that I like it, particularly the detail around the windows.

I am more than aware of what I am looking at. Thank you. I will wait until construction of this is finished then.

[Snowman]

You're looking at a picture of a building that is unfinished and is missing half the windows. Judge it once construction is complete and landscaping has been applied.

Personally I wish they had used more of the red brick, but other than that I like it, particularly the detail around the windows.

Landscaping is not going to make that feel any less out of the 70s

[David]

Landscaping is not going to make that feel any less out of the 70s

Yes, but installing all the windows does mean it will have all the windows.

[OKCisOK4me]

Windows aren't going to change my opinion, buddy! Station reminds me of my old preschool at First Baptist Church in Edmond on the SE corner of Main & Littler. That building still has windows and it's from the 1970s.

[dcsooner]

Don't want to be redundant, but, that building DOES look mighty small for a major city police department

[David]

Windows aren't going to change my opinion, buddy! Station reminds me of my old preschool at First Baptist Church in Edmond on the SE corner of Main & Littler. That building still has windows and it's from the 1970s.

Funny, I wasn't trying to change your opinion since you hadn't posted it yet. All I was addressing was Panda's opinion that it looks in need of renovation already. I simply think that is an unfair judgement to make about a building that hasn't even been finished.

[Plutonic Panda]

Funny, I wasn't trying to change your opinion since you hadn't posted it yet. All I was addressing was Panda's opinion that it looks in need of renovation already. I simply think that is an unfair judgement to make about a building that hasn't even been finished.

I don't know why you're still mad at me. I agreed with you and said I will wait until it finished and give a final opinion then.

[5alive]

I like it. It captures the look of the neighborhood and the red brick ties it all together. As far as the size of the building, I don't have a clue...but...if you are building a new headquarters you would think expected growth over the next few years would be accounted for.

[OKCRT]

Looks pretty small to me. Is it bigger than the old one that's been there since???? Looks the size of a precinct that should be at 104 & May or somewhere like that. I guess they don't envision Okc growing anymore.

[David]

I don't know why you're still mad at me. I agreed with you and said I will wait until it finished and give a final opinion then.

Not mad at you Panda, just responding to someone else.

[Pete]

From https://twitter.com/dtOKCbuilds:

[Stickman]

I think they are building the Courtrooms, etc. to the north, where the parking lot is. Todays technology; the sub-stations can keep up with the urban sprawl.
BTW I think the West and South side are unappealing to the eye. I'm sure it will be first class inside (for a PDH) and was long over due.

[Hollywood]

I know it's not done, but has a somewhat uninspired look to it.

[Village]

I'm not sure why, but it reminds me of a hospital.

[David]

I still think it looks like a school.

[zookeeper]

Back ten years or so when we were debating remodel versus building new, I was big on a new headquarters.
Is it just me, or from this direction, does the new headquarters look like a complete renovation of the old?
Obviously, there are major differences, but generally I can see this facade remodeled from the old.

[traxx]

It looks like it was designed in the '60s or '70s. And in no way do I mean that as a compliment.

[jccouger]

There are more unflattering views than others. Its not going to win any awards but its still a pretty cool building. Hopefully it is big enough, OKC already has a shortage of cops & if we ever hire up to what our standards should be this could become a problem.

[shawnw]

Looks like the same architect as the AT&T building

[HOT ROD]

hideous! and way too small for a major city's police hq. I just don't understand why OKC refuses to use glass in a modern way when it comes to government buildings. .....

Vancouver Police Department HQ



SPD


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bigger cities, I know - but fine examples of police architecture and the use of modern elements in government buildings/grand entrances. Like most things, Vancouver is just in a league of its own; a midrise (wow). ...