Petaluma Public Safety Complex
MW Studios, in collaboration with Laura Blake Architects, played a pivotal role in shaping the vision for the City of Petaluma’s new public safety complex. We embarked on a comprehensive facilities master plan, assessing the city’s public safety requirements. Our analysis led to a transformative recommendation, unanimously adopted by the city council, that included the replacement of two aging fire stations, the renovation of a third, and the construction of a new cutting-edge joint-use public safety complex. This visionary complex is set to be the first major step towards shoring up the city’s public safety needs and will serve as the central point for the city’s public safety operations, housing the police department, fire department, and emergency operations center under one roof.
MW Studios role in this project extended further, integrating the headquarters into a campus-like master plan, a design concept that promises to enhance response times and make first responders more accessible to the public. With a keen eye on functionality, we assumed responsibility for all facets of the needs assessment, programming, master planning, and preliminary design efforts for the new 73,000 square-foot facility. This design of this facility integrates best practices for both fire and police that enhance accessibility, improve security, and promote operational efficiency.
