Bayside Police Station / FJMT

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Text description provided by the architects. We have sought to escape the existing architectural paradigms of the contemporary police station, characterized as they are by opacity, security and fenced compounds. Instead, an emphasis is placed upon the police station as a truly public community building: inviting, accessible and part of the civic fabric of the neighbourhood. However, the same strict technical and, in particular, security requirements must be achieved to create a safe working environment, all within the very tight cost constraints for this typology. Our intention is to reinforce the Victoria Police’s vision of a more open and interactive approach to contemporary policing.