Johnston, Iowa — Design Alliance and Architects Design Group were recently selected for programming the new City of Johnston Public Safety Facility. ADG’s responsibilities will include development of a spatial needs assessment, master planning, and conceptual design, with Design Alliance supporting those tasks as well as overseeing site evaluation and cost estimating.

Currently, Johnston’s police station resides in a 5,200-square-foot corner of Johnston City Hall, which was a former grocery store where it has been located since 1986. The 25 person department has nearly tripled in the last 25 years and the department’s call volume has multiplied six times since 2000, with about 65 percent of that volume for emergency medical service.

The new Public Safety Facility will provide the Johnston Police and Fire Rescue with the much needed room to improve services and safety, and provide room for the increase in staff.

This new facility will offer the modern technology needed to function efficiently and effectively given today’s technological advancements. Additionally, the new facility will include a secure sallyport, inmate holding area, specialized property and evidence storage areas, and technologically advanced communications. The new four-bay Fire Station will include Fire Administration, Fire Marshall, and Plan Reviews.

About Design Alliance Inc.
Design Alliance, Inc. is an architectural firm committed to providing high quality services for its clients.  Our mission is embodied in three simple concepts; Listen, Understand, and Perform.  Design Alliance focuses on Listening to our clients’ needs, Understanding those needs to create a vision of a project to meet those needs, and Performing to our clients’ satisfaction.  This fresh vision has resulted in recent success which has expanded our firm’s experience base to larger and more complex projects.

About Architects Design Group Inc.
Established in 1971, Architects Design Group, Inc. is a full-service architectural and planning firm based in Winter Park, Florida with a branch office in Fort Myers, Florida that specializes in the innovative design of public sector architecture, including public safety, emergency operations centers, municipal, public works, and cultural facilities throughout the United States. The firm is also currently working on the new UofM Flint Police Department, City of Manchester Police Department, the Springfield/Greene County Public Safety Coordination Center and the Frankfort Public Safety and Emergency Operations Center. To learn more about Architects Design Group, visit www.adgusa.org.