Samenvatting

The relation between the police and the public is under threat, one of the reasons being the closing down of police stations in the neighborhoods and city centers. At the city edges police campuses arise with a defensive character and restricted space for the public. A different approach is demonstrated by the program and design for a new type of police headquarters in the city center of Eindhoven, which replaces the present one. Instead of standalone office and service buildings on a fenced off site, a modular urban fabric stretches along the site. The police functions are spread and participating within a new public network. In-between and around is room for mixed functions like housing, shops and other facilities for citizens and visitors