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MaPle wood Police and c o u r t B u i l d i n g Building Program The original Maplewood Police and Court Building, built in 1930, had become functionally obsolete. A new building was needed to provide additional space as well as infrastructure to support more advanced telecommunications technology. The building program called for a 100-seat courtroom/meeting room, a 10-cell detention facility, dispatch/communications center, fitness center, locker/shower rooms, squad room, nine-bay garage, a sally port, staff bunk rooms, training room, conference rooms, four-lane indoor firing range, and offices for the municipal court and for the police department. To accommodate future requirements, provisions were to be made for horizontal and/or vertical expansion. To accommodate this request, the third floor of the building was designed solely as a future growth space. Although police and court facilities are often thought of as somewhat insular building types, the municipality wanted the building to provide spaces that could be shared with the Maplewood community. Toward that end, several conference rooms were designed to be used Opposite Located at the highest point along Maplewood’s major commercial street, the Police & Court Building is visible from a long distance, especially after dark. Above Garages, parking, and vehicular circulation are concentrated on the north side of the building, out of public view. by community groups when not needed for police or court purposes. Since completion, those rooms have accommodated a larger variety of users than anticipated, but the heaviest users continue to be those involved in township business. The firing range also was designed to be used by others. Police personnel are required to participate in firearms training and testing on a regular basis, and few ranges are in the vicinity. Therefore, the township decided that nearby municipalities would find it convenient and cost-effective to send officers to the Maplewood range. Several outside agencies have trained their personnel here, but the township has found it more difficult than anticipated to compete with other ranges for business. To be visually recognizable as a municipal structure, the township requested the use of materials and/ or forms typical of Maplewood’s older municipal facilities, especially its iconic Town Hall. These included decorative red brick in Flemish bond, stone water tables and trim, arched openings, slate roofing, and ornamental metal railings. To be visually compatible with neighboring structures, the building was designed to comply with the architectural guidelines of the Special Improvement District in which the project was located, even though, as a public project, it was exempt from them. The goldstein Partnership B u i l d i n g at a g l a n c e Building name maplewood Police and Court Building location maplewood, n.J., approximately five miles west of newark, n.J. owner Township of maplewood, n.J. Principal uses Police Headquarters and municipal Court includes 100-seat courtroom meeting room, a 10-cell detention facility, dispatch/communications center, fitness center, locker/shower rooms, squad room, nine-bay garage, a sally port, staff bunk rooms, training room, conference rooms, four-lane indoor firing range, offices employees/occupants Average is 25 during the day; with 150 on court days. The night shift may have as few as three occupants. gross square Footage 42,000 (5,000 of which is unfinished) Conditioned space The building was provided with systems capable of conditioning 100% of the interior. However, they serve the unfinished third floor at a reduced level. The HVAC system dedicated to the firing range only operates when the firing range is in use. distinctions/Awards leed silver Certification Cover story in Masonry Construction golden Trowel Award, international masonry institute/n.J., Top green Building Project Featured on the website of the international masonry institute Total Cost $16,250,000 for construction, about $1,000,000 for architectural and engineering services, including leed administration Construction Cost per square Foot $387 substantial Completion/occupancy march 2008 Fa l l 2 0 1 1 HigH PerForming Buildings 19

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