REBANKS Pepper Littlewood Architects Inc., has an international reputation for creative yet economical architectural solutions.

Police-Related Experience

In 1980 we were asked by the Metropolitan Toronto Police to design the "definitive station of the eighties." Following extensive research to understand police operations we designed their 33 Division station for which we won the 1984 Ontario Masons' Design Award. Since then we have designed many police buildings across Canada and the United States, often associating with local architects.

The headquarters for the Cedar Rapids Police Department in Iowa was described by Gen. Barry McCaffrey, head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy as "about the most state-of-the-art in the United States."

Needs Assessments and Space Analyses

We have conducted many space needs assessments, to develop a functional accommodation program based on present and projected use. We also evaluate existing facilities and the potential for expansion or re-use.

Education

Staff members attend design seminars presented by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, at which data and standards developed by our firm are used. Staff have also completed the Advanced Crime Prevention Through Design course at the National Crime Prevention Institute at the University of Louisville.
Publications

Affiliations

As a result of our work and reputation in the field we belong to the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Sheriffs' Association, and the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association. We subscribe to many police related publications.

Approach

We listen to local concerns, and gain an understanding of local operations. Every community is unique and has different needs for its police buildings. We begin every project by identifying all current and future concerns.

Awareness of Policing Trends

Working with many varied communities across North America has kept us in touch with the latest trends in policing practices. As operating budgets are tightened and the needs and expectations of the community change, alternative approaches are being implemented to make more effective use of resources. Pro-active and community-based policing, together with alternative response strategies being implemented in many communities have an impact on planning and space needs.

We examine the policies, trends and unique situation in each community, and assist in future planning to ensure that new buildings will meet policing needs for years to come.

An Integrated Design

To be its most efficient, a new police building must incorporate the layout of operational workstations. Where possible we carry out furniture and workstation layout in conjunction with architectural design.

Security and Safety Planning

Buildings are planned and constructed to ensure the occupants' safety, and are secure. We are familiar with construction techniques to prevent surreptitious or forced entry to restricted areas, and to ensure the safe detention of suspects.

We define security concepts to be used and offer advice on access control systems, video monitoring and recording and other aspects of security system design.

Our details have stood the test of time, withstanding years of hard abuse. We have the benefit of many years of practical experience and research to ensure attractive design solutions that will meet the users needs for years to come.

Repeat Clients

A significant portion of our work is for clients we have previously served and have demonstrated their satisfaction by selecting us for subsequent work

Rebanks Architects Inc. have designed many police & public safety facilities in Canada and the United States. Outside Ontario we usually collaborate with local architects. We carry out operational programming, schematic design and design development, and provide key construction details (detention areas, security, weapons & other specialty areas).

Canada

- Charlottetown Police Service, PEI - current (with Coles Associates)
- Truro Police Service, Nova Scotia - 1998 (with Fowler Bauld & Mitchell Ltd.)
- Scarborough Fire Hall No. 7, Ontario
- Victoria Police Dept, B.C. - 1996 (with Carl Peterson Architect)
- Lethbridge, Alberta - 1996 (with Horton Ferrari Architects)
- Durham Regional Police HQ, Oshawa, Ontario, expansion/renovation - 1996
- Durham Regional Police, Pickering, Ontario (1993 Ontario Hydro Power Saver award)
- Peel Regional Police 11 Division, Ontario
- Peterborough Police Service, Ontario
- Metropolitan Toronto Police, Mounted Unit
- Interiors and functional workstations for Durham Regional Police, Ajax
- Metropolitan Toronto Police 33 Division
- Metropolitan Toronto Police 53 Division station and 5 District Headquarters
- Sarnia-Clearwater Police Service, Ontario
- Brockville Police Station, Ontario
United States

- Easthampton Public Safety Building, Massachusetts - (with Caolo & Bieniek)
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Police Dept. HQ and Communications Center, 1997 (with Novak Design Group)
- Amherst Police Dept., Massachusetts, 1990 (with Gillen Kuhn Riddle & Gray)
- Hingham Police Dept., Massachusetts (design, with Amsler Hagenah MacLean)
- Anaheim Police Department, California (with Boyle Engineering)
- Milpitas Police Department, California (with Boyle Engineering)

Fire Stations

Although the majority of our public safety projects are for police facilities, in recent years we have started to expand the Fire Department aspect of our business. Recent fire-related projects include:

- Scarborough Fire Hall No. 7, Ontario, 1996 - renovation & expansion of fire fighting, apparatus & communications areas.
- Easthampton Public Safety Building, Massachusetts - combined Fire/Police building (construction 1999)
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 911 Communications & Emergency Management Center, 1997

Feasibility & Other Studies

We have carried out numerous site analysis, feasibility, and life safety studies for a variety of building types. Many of our needs assessment studies include evaluating existing buildings and their potential for meeting future space and functional requirements, and to recommend a strategic plan to meet the community's public safety facility needs in the future.

Related Projects

Safe Neighborhood Improvement Plan, .North Miami Beach, Florida - to reduce criminal activity through environmental design. This was carried out as an extension to the Needs Assessment study for this city.

Needs Assessment Studies

We have conducted many needs assessments for Police and Public Safety departments across the United States and Canada. These studies define operational and space needs, and are usually commissioned as a first step in justifying the need for new facilities, and in garnering support for necessary expansion programs. Current projects (June 1999) include studies for police departments in:

- Austin, Texas (decentralized master plan)
- Davenport, Iowa

Training & Technical Facilities Police, Public Safety & Related Projects

Police Academy - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

The new Cedar Rapids Police Department Headquarters and Public Safety Communications Center, opened in May 1997, incorporates a small academy for cadet and in-service training. This facility is used by Departments throughout the state, and includes:

- Classroom for 60, with audio-video equip.
- Classroom for 45, with audio-video equip.
- Firearms/Situation Training room, with FATS system.
- Breakout space, lockers, coffee area.

Members of the public or training course attendees have access to the training facilities without having to pass through the operational areas of the Department.

A separate multi-purpose room, also with controlled access, is available for tactical & defensive tactics training, and for other physical training programs requiring plenty of space and height.

The building includes a variety of other spaces for internal Department training needs, including a combined Briefing/Training room, a Fitness Center and several project and conference facilities.

Forensic Identification Laboratories

Almost all the police and public safety facilities we have designed include forensic or identification laboratories, including fingerprinting facilities, general identifications and photographic processes.

Identification & Forensic Laboratories:

- Cedar Rapids Police Dept., Iowa
- Victoria Police Dept., British Columbia
- Truro Police Department, Nova Scotia
- Lethbridge Police HQ, Alberta
- Sarnia-Clearwater Police HQ, Ontario
- Durham Regional Police HQ, Ontario

In addition to designing for the functions and processes involved, evidence handling and security were very important. Our designs incorporate special evidence drying cabinets, and secure evidence storage and transfer lockers.

Firing Ranges

Firing ranges include the Sarnia-Clearwater Police Service, Ontario, and a special test-firing facility in the Cedar Rapids Police headquarters in Iowa.

Technical Research Laboratories

Our experience with high-technology buildings includes telecommunications, medical research and general research laboratories.

- Fiberglass Canada Research Centre, Sarnia, Ontario - consisting of research laboratories and pilot plants, our design for this facility cost 40 percent less than a previous scheme, through careful analysis of the functional needs and relationships.
- Automotive Research Centre, Magna Corp., Vaughan, Ontario - consisting of modular research >pods=, this building housed research facilities for an automobile parts manufacturer. The building won the Town of Vaughan Industrial Design Award.

Audio-Video Installations

Board Room & Teleconferencing facility for George Weston Limited. This facility, opened in May 1997, consists of a 22-person conference facility with complete audio-video and teleconferencing capabilities, including digital projection & display systems.

Needs Assessment Studies, Operational Programming and Strategic Planning

The need for police service is related to the population served. Changes in demographics, crime trends and policing strategies are examined to determine staff and facility requirements for a specified length of time, usually 20 years. From this, the size of building required to meet current and future police needs can be determined.

All agencies have their particular requirements related to the type of community, size and operational and administrative preferences or policies. We approach each project as a unique, individual case. Our studies consider:

- community growth, demographics and economic development,
- possible regionalization or amalgamation with other adjacent communities,
- integration of police functions with fire, communications and other public safety-related services,
- criminal activity and service demand - historical trends and projections,
- policing policies, legislative aspects, suspect holding,
- community-based policing or other pro-active or alternative-response programs,
- civilianization of the service, changes in staff ratios,
- growth projections determined by service demand and other factors,
- facilities required for effective police operation,
- estimates of building program costs.

Communities rely on our studies to assign funds for new or expanded facilities.

Needs Assessments completed:

- Austin Police Dept. Texas (current)
- Davenport Police Dept., Iowa (current)
- Lowell Police Dept., Massachusetts
- Metropolitan Toronto Police, development of a model division, building and site requirements.
- Chelmsford Police Dept., Massachusetts
- Easthampton Public Safety Dept., (Police & Fire) Massachusetts
- Metropolitan Toronto Police 2 District - Needs Assessment Study and Strategic Accommodation Plan
- Sudbury Regional Police Service, Ontario
- Plymouth Public Safety Dept., Minnesota
- Lethbridge Police Service, Alberta
- North Miami Beach Police Dept., Florida
- Cedar Rapids Police Department, Iowa
- Halton Regional Police, Ontario
- Durham Regional Police, Ontario
- Milpitas Police Department, California
- Police Headquarters, Barrie, Ontario
- Essex Public Safety Department, Vermont
- Amherst Police Dept., Massachusetts
- Salem Police Department, Massachusetts
- Adams Police Department, Massachusetts
- Windsor Police Service, Ontario

Most of the studies listed have been instrumental in obtaining funds for new or expanded facilities. In the cases of Easthampton, Amherst, Sudbury, Lethbridge, Cedar Rapids, Milpitas and Durham Region we were subsequently selected to work on the design of the new facility.

Post-Occupancy Evaluations

By determining how our buildings have met the users' needs, and where improvements can be made, we continually improve our designs. We examine, among many other factors:

- the operational layout of the building - does it give the optimum efficient working environment?
- the materials selected and other details - has the building withstood 24 hour use and does it provide a pleasant working atmosphere?
- does the building allow flexibility to accommodate changed police operations?

Post-Occupancy Evaluations Conducted:

- Metro Toronto Police 33 and 53 Divisions
- Sarnia Police Headquarters, Ontario
- Brockville Police Station, Ontario
- Peel Regional Police 11 Division, Ontario
- Peterborough Police HQ, Ontario
- Metro Toronto Police, Mounted Unit
- Durham Regional Police, Pickering
- Amherst Police Dept., Massachusetts

We also regularly visit police buildings designed by other architects.

Police & Public Safety-Related Projects - United States

Community State Scope

Adams Police Dept. Massachusetts Needs Assessment & Site Selection
Amherst Police Dept. Massachusetts Needs Assessment
Amherst Police Dept. Massachusetts Joint Venture Design
Anaheim Police Dept. California Joint Venture Design
Austin Police Dept. Texas Needs Assessment & Restructuring (1/99)
Cedar Rapids Police Dept. Iowa Needs Assessment
Cedar Rapids Police & Communications Iowa Joint Venture Design
Chelmsford Police Department Massachusetts Needs Assessment & Feasibility Study
Davenport Police Department Iowa Needs Assessment (current 6/99)
Easthampton Combined Public Safety Dept. Massachusetts Needs Assessment
Easthampton Combined Public Safety Dept. Massachusetts Joint Venture Design (under construction)
Essex Police Dept. Vermont Needs Assessment
Hingham Police Dept. Massachusetts Joint Venture Design
Lowell Police Dept. Massachusetts Needs Assessment
Milpitas Police Dept. California Needs Assessment
Milpitas Police Dept. California Joint Venture Design
Norwalk Police Dept. Connecticut Joint Venture Design (to commence 7/99)
North Miami Beach Police Dept. Florida Needs Assessment
City of North Miami Beach Florida Safe Neighborhood Improvement Plan
Plymouth Public Safety Dept. Minnesota Needs Assessment
The Role of the Architect in Justice Facility Design

"The justice system presents an area for architectural response that defies reduction to a few standardized models. It suggests the need for a keen awareness of the system dynamics occurring within a particular service jurisdiction, and a methodical, systematic approach to the design.

"Planning for justice facilities presents a challenge that is perhaps more complex than for any other building type. Considering the maxim that 'form follows function' the architect is faced with the need to respond to extremely diverse and apparently conflicting functional requirements.

"Consequently, it has been most common for local architects to bring together a team of specialists for this kind of design challenge."

from: American Institute of Architects - Justice System Facilities -Design Resource File, 1993
Salem Police Dept. Massachusetts Needs Assessment & Site Analysis

Police & Public Safety-Related Projects - Canada

Community Province Scope

Barrie Police Service Ontario Needs Assessment Study
Brandon Police & Fire Dept's. Manitoba Program Consulting
Brockville Police Service Ontario Design
Charlottetown Police Service Prince Edward Island Joint Venture Design (current)
Durham Regional Police, Pickering Ontario Site Selection & Feasibility Study
Durham Regional Police, Pickering Ontario Design & Construction
Durham Regional Police, Pickering Ontario Furniture & Fittings, Interior Design
Durham Regional Police, Ajax Ontario Furniture & Fittings, Interior Design
Durham Regional Police HQ Ontario Needs Assessment & Feasibility Study - HQ
Durham Regional Police HQ Ontario Design & Construction
Halton Regional Police Service Ontario Needs Assessment - District 1
Lethbridge City Police Service Alberta Needs Assessment Review
Lethbridge City Police Service Alberta Joint Venture Design
Metropolitan Toronto Police 2 District Ontario Needs Assessment & Strategic Accomm. Plan
Metropolitan Toronto Police Mounted Unit Ontario Design & Construction
Metropolitan Toronto Police 33 Div. Ontario Design & Construction
Metropolitan Toronto Police 41 Div. Ontario Life Safety Study
Metropolitan Toronto Police 53 Div. Ontario Site Feasibility Studies
Metropolitan Toronto Police 53 Div. Ontario Design & Construction
Metropolitan Toronto Police 54 Div. Ontario Life Safety Study
Metropolitan Toronto Police - Model Division Ontario Prototype Operational Division
Ontario Provincial Police - Training Centre Ontario Feasibility & Site Analysis
Peel Regional Police Service Ontario Design & Construction
Peterborough Community Police Service Ontario Design & Construction
Sarnia-Clearwater Police Ontario Design & Construction
Scarborough Fire Dept., Fire Hall #7 Addition Ontario Design & Construction
Sudbury Regional Police Ontario Needs Assessment
Sudbury Regional Police Ontario Joint Venture Design (partial)
Truro Police Service Nova Scotia Program Review, Joint Venture Design
Victoria Police Dept. HQ British Columbia Joint Venture Design
Windsor Police Service Ontario Needs Assessment & Site Analysis

References Police & Public Safety Facilities Constructed

"It is with great pleasure that I recommend Rebanks Architects Inc. They are without a doubt the finest Police Consultants we were able to find in North America, to assist us in the planning, design and construction of our extensive Police Station and Public Safety Communications Center.

"Our venture with Rebanks Architects Inc. has been extremely positive, and I would certainly recommend them for any step of the architectural process for the planning, design and construction of a police station or any other public safety facility."
Michael F. Klappholz, Chief of Police
Cedar Rapids Police Department, Iowa

About the New Cedar Rapids Facility:

"About the most state-of-the-art in the United States"
Gen. Barry McCaffrey
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy

"It became very obvious to the members of the project team that your knowledge of police operations and your experience building police facilities was considerable. This knowledge was very evident in the design of the building which incorporated our requirements for a friendly, warm structure and yet provides the necessities of a working police facility.

"There is no doubt that your enthusiasm and personal commitment to the project enabled you to use the project team's knowledge and experience to arrive at a facility which sets new standards for police buildings."
Robert F. Jarvest - Deputy Chief of Police
Durham Regional Police Service, Ontario

"The end result, a police facility of 130,000 sq. feet, including a 14,000 sq. ft. detention facility, is presently in operation with very positive reaction from both the police personnel and visitors. Mr. Rebanks and his associates have some sound and refreshing design concepts for police facilities. We have benefited and enjoyed working with Rebanks Architects....."
Randall W. Gaston - (now Chief of Police)
City of Anaheim, California - Police Dept.

"Their broad experience in police facility design was integral to the preparation of the Needs Assessment study and invaluable in the planning of the new facility. Working relationships were and are excellent, and we .... would recommend the firm highly to any department considering replacement or expansion of their facilities"
Donald N. Maia - Chief of Police
Amherst Police Department, Massachusetts

"The additional space and re-design of the existing space continues to serve us very well. Your flexibility in adapting to our unique operating needs is clearly a factor in our satisfaction. We are of the opinion we collectively did a good job, and there is no area where we feel any significant component could have been done better."
Kevin McAlpine - Chief of Police
Peterborough Community Police Service

"My staff found Mr. Rebanks and his architects were extremely knowledgeable in the requirements for a police building. They were well tuned in to the needs and requirements of our Force..... I would certainly recommend Leslie Rebanks and his company to any municipality contemplating the design and building of a new general police headquarters"
R.F. Cook - Chief, Sarnia Police Service

"... the firm of Leslie Rebanks Architects have been commissioned by the Metropolitan Toronto Corporation to provide architectural services for several Division/District Police Facilities. Throughout the course of the work this firm exhibited a high degree of professionalism, an attention to detail and the ability to work in a team circumstance with our own staff and that of the (Police) Force."

33 Division Police Station: "..... it appears that the capital investment in maximum energy conservation will keep this building operating at minimum cost...... Perhaps of greater importance, the complex is functional and fulfils the present and long range planning of the Force.
Robert G. Bundy - Commissioner
Metro Toronto Dept. of Parks & Property

References Needs Assessment Studies

"Once again, may I take this opportunity to complement your team on an excellent report. As with our recent Pickering building project, you and your staff displayed a complete understanding of the workings and philosophy of this Police Service.

"Our thrust towards more community-based, pro-active policing and improved internal and external communications is clearly reflected in the study.

"It has been a pleasure and a continuation of a unique learning experience working with you, and I look forward to the implementation of the recommendations of the Study."

Robert F. Jarvest - Deputy Chief of Police
Durham Regional Police Service

"I am writing to express my thanks on behalf of the Halton Regional Police Service for the excellent work carried out by your company in compiling the District 1 Needs Assessment study. The work undertaken by yourself and Mr John Pepper was of the highest standard and met our requirements in every way.

"It is clear to me that your considerable experience in helping police service clients achieve their facility needs played an important part in the production of this quality document. I was particularly impressed by the efforts made by your company to get to know our organization as a preliminary step in the study. The consideration of the impact of future policies was a significant area of expertise exhibited by you and your staff.

"The District 1 study was well received by our Police Services Board and will be an invaluable tool in our preparations to develop appropriate facilities to meet the needs of Milton and Halton Hills for the next twenty years. Once again I thank you for a job well done, and I would gladly recommend Rebanks Architects Inc. to any other police service wishing to undertake a needs assessment study to determine future facility requirements."
W.I. James Harding - Chief of Police
Halton Regional Police Service

".... the final report was very thorough and comprehensive, reflecting Mr. Rebanks' knowledge of the project. In addition, Mr. Rebanks went beyond the terms of reference to assist us with further questions...

"... I would not hesitate to recommend Mr. Rebanks to anyone contemplating a similar study."
James C. Adkin - Chief of Police, Windsor

"Our board found the work of Rebanks Architects Inc. and that of its principal Mr. Leslie Rebanks to be highly professional, responsive to our needs and to reflect a high level of cooperation with our personnel and an understanding of their needs and those of our community."
John W. Whiteside, Chair
Windsor Police Services Board
"The report you prepared for final analysis was superb. I was very impressed with the thoroughness of your study. (It) will certainly prove invaluable in shaping the future of public safety in Plymouth. I will definitely keep your report at arm's length."
Richard J. Carlquist
Public Safety Director, Plymouth MN

"The experience of working with Mr. Rebanks was very pleasurable. We found both he and his staff to be committed to the project and very knowledgeable in police facility requirements and design"
Richard J. Zanibbi - Chief of Police
Sudbury Regional Police

"The study for the Town of Essex .......... was very thoroughly done and continues to be relevant to this day. You covered every aspect of our community's needs and were very sensitive to the requirements we had to compile a customized report. I would recommend you to any public safety agency to study their needs and I am sure they would be very satisfied with your work."
John Terry
Chief of Police, Essex, Vermont

Published Articles

Staff Resumes Key Project Personnel

Leslie Rebanks, son of a British police chief, has a considerable knowledge of police operations, and has good insight into the minds of police, essential if we are to work with them and produce the country's best police buildings. He knows what police need to operate effectively, but more importantly, listens to local concerns.

He is the author of two published articles on police facility design:
Defensible Design - on Metropolitan Toronto Police 33 Division station, published in Canadian Architect magazine, May 1984.
Facility Design: Planning for the Next 20 Years - police facility needs assessment and design, published in The Police Chief, October 1989.

Mr Rebanks is a proponent of making police buildings open and inviting to the public, to foster a sense of police/public co-operation, while not compromising security or operational efficiency. He is actively involved in all stages of development of a police building, taking a key role in needs assessments, design and detailing of the building.

Mr Rebanks has been the recipient of many design and energy conservation awards, and is actively involved in the use of recycled and environmentally-friendly building materials.

John Pepper, since joining Rebanks in early 1989, has been responsible for managing numerous police-related projects.

He has been recently involved in the design and operational planning of new police facilities across Canada and the United States. John has spearheaded security system design and specification for these and other police buildings. He is a member of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association.

Police-Related Projects:
- Norwalk Police HQ, Connecticut (current)
- Charlottetown Police Dept., PEI (current)
- Easthampton Public Safety Building, Massachusetts - under construction
- Truro Police Dept., Nova Scotia
- Metropolitan Toronto Police, Model Division & Site Selection Criteria study
- Cedar Rapids Police Dept., Iowa
- Lethbridge Police Dept, Alberta
- Victoria Police Dept., British Columbia
- Durham Regional Police HQ, Ontario
- Durham Regional Police, Pickering
- Peterborough Police HQ, Ontario

Police Needs Assessment studies:
- Austin, Texas (current)
- Davenport, Iowa (current)
- Sudbury, Ontario
- Plymouth, Minnesota
- Lethbridge, Alberta
- North Miami Beach, Florida
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Halton Regional Police, Ontario
- Durham Regional Police HQ
- Metro Toronto Police 2 District space needs & strategic accommodation plan
- Easthampton Massachusetts
- Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Jan Petrykowski has gained considerable knowledge of police operations, and is a very talented planner. His design for Peel Regional Police 11 Division building resulted in one of our most efficient floor plans, where the space allocated to circulation is kept to an absolute minimum. His knowledge of operational requirements and adjacencies allows him to plan a building in the most effective and efficient way. Jan has been involved with the design of almost all our police buildings since joining the firm in 1982.

Police-Related Projects:
- Easthampton Public Safety Building, Massachusetts
- Truro Police Dept., Nova Scotia
- Cedar Rapids Police Dept., Iowa
- Lethbridge Police Dept, Alberta
- Victoria Police Dept., British Columbia
- Durham Regional Police HQ, Ontario
- Durham Regional Police, Pickering
- Peterborough Police HQ, Ontario
- Metro Toronto Police Mounted Unit
- Sudbury Regional Police (design only)
- Peel Regional Police 11 Division
- Sarnia-Clearwater Police HQ
- Amherst Police Dept., Massachusetts
- Anaheim Police Dept., California
- Metro Toronto Police 53 Division

Jan has also been involved in many of our police needs assessment studies.

Chris joined Rebanks in 1991 as project manager for the Contract Administration stage of the Pickering building for Durham Regional Police. His most recent police-related project was a needs assessment study for Durham Regional Police to expand their existing Oshawa Headquarters to meet future needs. Upon award of the contract to design and prepare the construction documents for this project Chris was appointed Project Manager. The building was opened in the summer of 1996.

His primary areas of responsibility are preparation of space and utilization analyses, and the management and production of design and working drawings. He has been involved in numerous existing-condition surveys and life safety upgrades as well as renovations for a variety of building types.

Police & Public Safety-Related Projects:
- Durham Regional Police HQ, Oshawa Ontario
- Durham Regional Police HQ Needs Study
- Durham Regional Police 2 District HQ, Pickering, Ontario
- Scarborough Fire Hall #7, Ontario
- Lethbridge Police Dept., Alberta

Gail Littlewood, our senior architect, was recently responsible for the furniture and fittings for stations in Pickering and Ajax, for the Durham Regional Police, for the new Victoria, B.C. Police Headquarters, and the new Truro Police building in Nova Scotia. She worked very closely with several furniture systems manufacturers and the police to develop a series of special workstations, designed specifically for police operations, but using standard workstation components.

This work was combined with developing a new set of space standards for police buildings, based on personnel functions, which we use to establish building areas in our needs assessment studies. Rebanks now utilize this system in our space planning design work for improved coordination of furniture and building systems.

Police-Related Projects:
- Easthampton Public Safety Building, Massachusetts
- Truro Police Dept., Nova Scotia
- Cedar Rapids Police Dept., Iowa
- Lethbridge Police Dept, Alberta
- Victoria Police Dept., British Columbia
- Durham Regional Police HQ, Ontario
- Durham Regional Police HQ Needs Study
- Durham Regional Police building, Pickering - architecture plus furniture systems
- Durham Regional Police building, Ajax, furniture systems.


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