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Saskatoon Police Headquarters | CS&P Architects | 2014

Design inspired by its location in the downtown warehouse district.

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CS&P principal in charge Peter Ortved tells this reporter: “Police buildings are complex design challenges because they comprise so many functions.”

To put it mildly. Take the new Saskatoon Police Service headquarters – one of the most comprehensive municipal police facilities in the country – designed by CS&P in partnership with Saskatoon-based AODBT Architecture + Interior Design. Set on six acres in the historic warehouse district (redubbed the New North Downtown Area, with a mixed-use community in the works), the $122.1-million construction project consolidates, into 390,000 square feet of space, work previously done – by a staff of 650 – in 12 separate buildings across the city. It includes a state-of-the-art forensics lab, along with property and evidence storage (police-services staff are required to analyze and store all manner of exhibits, including DNA and digital hardware/software, for long periods of time). It includes an acoustically isolated indoor firing range, detention centre with over 50 holding cells, and underground fleet parking. It includes a canine-training facility, 911 call centre and polygraph suite. It also includes a parade room (for daily briefing), patrol-writing room, physical-training facility, staff lockers and fitness area, interview rooms and staff lounge.

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