As Prime consultant, MWM worked with Encotech to prepare the program and preliminary design for the expansion of the Austin Police Department, Austin Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services joint training facility on Shaw Lane. In addition to establishing the design criteria applicable to the project (including material, environmental, and performance requirements), MWM DesignGroup and its professional subconsultants developed a preliminary design for the facility on behalf of the three agencies.
MWM's proposed training facility includes:
Conventional education infrastructure:
Academic classrooms
Physical education facilities
Locker rooms
Specialized training features:
An enclosed shooting range
A burn building for fire training
A simulated urban neighborhood for coordinated police, fire and EMS exercises
A high-speed driving track
The principal project objective was the efficient sharing of resources among entities with differing functional requirements and departmental cultures.