Endicott College Senior Interior Design and Architecture Thesis Project
Thesis Abstract:
A new-age, reimagined central government building, housing a fire and police station, with a focus on the mental and physical well-being of first responders is critical. First responders can work and live in a more healing environment to help in their path to better mental health. By reducing negative mental health rates, first responders can better protect, serve, and gain trust in their communities every day.
This project takes Beverly’s Briscoe Middle School, built in 1923, and transforms it into the new and improved Beverly Public Safety Headquarters and City Hall. The building is 100 yards from the center of Beverly and has close proximity to the commuter rail, hospital, high school, and the main roads through the town. It houses the 30 city hall departments, Mayor’s office in the executive suite, the Fire Department Headquarters with 10 apparatus bays, a satellite police station, and community spaces. The community has access to a cafe that sells local and first-responder-founded products and has open seating for citizens, city officials, and first responders to mingle and understand each other’s opinions. The building is also equipped with a therapy center for specialized therapists that know how to help first responders and military personnel (retired and active). The therapy center is designed for privacy and trust amongst the first responders to help remove the stigma of mental health. The materials in the building are selected based on fire-rating, sustainability, and color theory. The Responsive Hive is a model of how the first responder workplace could be a healing and progressive environment.
Master Board for Display
First and Second Presentation Boards
