The strategic design collaboration effort has proven to be beneficial to the client and facility’s user groups, as it combines required local knowledge with the design expertise of someone who specializes in that field. As our built environment has become increasingly specialized in function, there is a need to balance common societal needs such as accessibility, energy efficiency, sustainability, and connectivity to regional transportation. Local architects have been leveraging their experience and knowledge alongside the expertise of specialty architects and design professionals to provide a holistic approach to design solutions for clients.
With ADG’s national design experience, the design team can focus holistically on what needs to be considered when addressing the workflow, space needs, and technological systems to support specialized client operations, and obligations of each unique project. This allows the local architect to provide their specialized knowledge of local conditions, resources, and client needs.
A great example of this successful collaboration includes the new Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency (WCCCA) Dispatch Center, located in Oregon. We partnered with a local firm whose team has guided the county and design team with local knowledge of site conditions, local zoning and building codes, aesthetic considerations, understanding of appropriate use of interior and exterior materials selections, and understanding of the general administrative workflow. The combined perspective has produced a facility design which will enhance WCCCA’s ability to serve the county and surrounding communities for years to come. This is just one example, of hundreds, completed using this strategic collaboration approach.
Over the past 49 years, Architects Design Group has partnered with many local architects on public safety facilities, providing expertise in the specialized design type. This approach and combined prospective has produced vital infrastructure for first responders to hundreds of cities, counties, and communities across the United States.
