District 3 Police Station

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District 3 Police Station

emersion DESIGN was part of a design/build team for the new District 3 Police Station Headquarters. The 40,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility is located on the City’s west side where 200 of Cincinnati's finest cover 14 neighborhoods within the District. The design includes a public lobby, administrative spaces, investigations offices and work areas, patrol functions, file and records storage, property and evidence handling areas, support areas for non-police staff, and mechanic’s bays.

The District 3 Headquarters is the first LEED Platinum, Net-Zero Energy police station in the world! emersion DESIGN collaborated with the police staff, neighborhood committees, and city planners to provide an aesthetically pleasing building design and to set aggressive goals for reducing life-cycle building costs while ensuring police functionality and tenant security. The project serves as a catalyst to integrate both environmental and community sustainability.

Net-Zero Energy Certified

LEED Platinum Certified

1st Zero Energy Certified Project in Ohio

6th Largest Zero Energy Certified Project (in the world!)

1st Police Station Certified Under ILFI's Building-Scale Programs

2nd Project Certified Under ILFI's Building-Scale Programs in Ohio

Award Winning Design

Award Winning Sustainable Design

Net-Positive Energy Performance

Community Planning Award

1 Percent Art Program

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

Client
City of Cincinnati
energy use intensity
26.6 kBtu/ft2
Project contact
michael chapman
project manager
513 841 3084
Cincinnati District 3 Police Station
The project included a public art component. Each of the 14 neighborhoods in District 3 is identified with an iconic image and community story expressed on Plexiglas blade and mounted to a precast column. The blades are lit by colored LED lights.
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Cincinnati District 3 Police Station Map
The owner, contractor and design team worked with a Community Advisory Team to identify and design 4 art components integrated into the police station. A solid surface topographical map is positioned in the public waiting area. Icons are identified as part of the neighborhood wayfinding.
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Cincinnati District 3 Police Station
The committee met the design team 12 times to work through the various art components. Neighborhood icons were selected to be printed on a film and installed on the windows of the community room, which can be seen from Ferguson Road.
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Cincinnati District 3 Police Station
The committee also desired an enhanced landscape package. The rainwater is collected in a stone 'river' and enhanced bioswales to allow for aquifer recharge and filtration before reaching the overflow.
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