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strengthened with open plan design

SKOKIE POLICE HEADQUARTERS
Village of Skokie

Skokie leaders commissioned the old building were used
LOCATION
Skokie, Illinois FGM to design a police to create deep overhangs
headquarters that transformed for a landscaped entry plaza
SIZE a nondescript industrial complete with seating as
79,300 sf
building on a 6-acre site that well as a climate-controlled
COST the Village purchased. parking garage to protect the
$21,974,194 department’s vehicle fleet.
Skokie’s new police station
COMPLETION is designed to be more Department security is
October 2010 welcoming to the public; to enhanced with segregated
REFERENCE encourage interaction between outdoor parking areas for staff
Mr. Michael Pechter police departments and to be and visitors. Landscaped berms
Deputy Chief of Police environmentally sustainable. provide additional privacy and
847.982.5918
michael.pechter@skokie.org Over 85% of the project are irrigated with rainwater
demolition and construction collected in an interior
waste was recycled into courtyard cistern.
the new building. Existing Two interior courtyards provide
columns and roof planks from additional areas for staff and

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