Andrew e Mitchell Architect Portfolio

Project: New Denver Police Stations 1 & 3 Firm: Reseutek Design Group Principal in Charge: Dennis Reseutek Project Manager: Fred Hynek Senior Project Architect: Andrew Mitchell Project Design: Josh Bagalopchi, Dennis Reseutek American Institute of Architects Western Mountain Region Design Awards: 2003 The Citation Award (Excellence in achievement) “This police station proves that contemporary design can give the department a welcome presence in the community. More than anything, we want to applaud the District 1 Police Department and the architects to take an underachieving program and celebrate it.”

American Institute of Architects - Denver Colorado Chapter Merit Award for built architecture - 2003.

“The project successfully tackles the task of merging a difficult program without being chaotic . The energetic forms and plan are balanced by a sensitivity to materials.”

Colorado Construction Magazine - Top projects of 2004: Public Facilities “The project is an articulation of the police functions accessible to the community. The building is designed to be a welcoming community oriented facility while still dealing with the high security required in a post 9/11 public facility.”

Narrative: Project Scope was three new police stations for the City and County of Denver for three of its police precincts. The stations function either as a new station for a precinct that did not have its own dedicated station or for a precinct that had a station that did not meet current needs.

All of the stations were developed to near identical programs and were scheduled to be executed in a serial fashion. The first one off the boards served as a prototype for two that followed. The stations were programmed to be complete and selfAndrew E Mitchell, Architect