Public Safety

Architectural and engineering services were provided for a new 48,000- square-foot, three-story Fort Bend County Sheriff Office’s Administration Building in Richmond, Texas, which opened in June of 2019.  The scope of work for the $9.9 million project included design of the new administration building with office space including secure areas for the Sheriff’s Office, the Executive Bureau, the Criminal Investigation Division, and the Patrol Division; conference rooms; a multi-purpose room; a bunkroom; locker rooms; restrooms; and waiting areas.

Huitt-Zollars was selected to prepare plans and specifications and provide construction administration for a new Department of Public Safety, Drivers License Facility in Chambers County, Texas.  Design includes offices, storage area, and site work.  Scope of work includes programming, space planning and utilization, preparation of construction documents, topographic surveying and construction phase services.

Huitt-Zollars designed a new combined Fire Department Administration Building and Fire Station for the City of Stafford. The facility sits on Mula Road in Stafford, Texas, adjacent to the existing one-story Fire Station No. 2. The scope of services for the project included preparation of schematic design, design development, and construction documents as well as providing bidding and construction administration services.

Huitt-Zollars provided the design and is currently in the final stages of the construction administration services for the new fire station facility in High Desert’s exclusive Mariposa subdivision. The site is a rural location in the northwestern high desert of Rio Rancho in close proximity to Bernalillo at Highway 550 and Unser Blvd. Because of the rural nature of the site all utilities, infrastructure, roadways, curbs, gutters, etc., had to be extended.

The new station is located on Pyrite Road in an existing residential area in northeast Rio Rancho. The design for this 5,400 square foot station is based on the prototype design Huitt-Zollars developed for all new fire stations within the RRFD district. The proposed site for this station has a steep slope running east to west that will require numerous retaining walls and extensive grading. The station design includes a 4 vehicle apparatus bay, living quarters for a five person staff, kitchen area and training / exercise space.

Huitt-Zollars served as Executive Architect for a 23,900 SF police facility which has been designed to meet a needs assessment for growth to the year 2005 with internal and planned expansion in the future. The one-story facility is a steel frame structure featuring multi-colored brick and pre-finished metal siding exterior and a standing seam metal roof. The exterior includes a clerestory to bring light into the interior spaces. Spac

Huitt-Zollars served as the City of Pearland’s project manager for the design-build of a new 83,000-square-foot, $19.9 million, Public Safety Building. The two story, LEED-Silver facility houses the City’s Departments for Police, Courts, Utility Billings and Tax Office. Huitt-Zollars scope included preparation of guideline specifications, conceptual floorplans, site plan, and facility scoping documents. Huitt-Zollars assisted the City in a two-step design-build procurement process, prepared detailed performance and quality criteria, as well as the design-build Reques

Huitt-Zollars provided full-service architectural and engineering design services for the design/build of the City’s new fire station.

Huitt-Zollars provided the design and construction phase services to renovate Fire Stations 2 and 3 for the City of Rio Rancho. Each station required extensive demolition coupled with interior and exterior renovations. The designs provide high functionality and meet ADA requirements, while supporting efficiency.

Civil engineering services and architectural design solutions were provided to combine Harris County’s Sheriff and Firefighter Departments into one building. In-depth interviews coupled with extensive planning and programming efforts ensured all required elements were satisfied on the 30-acre site.