Springfield Underground Command Station | Springfield, Missouri | 2018

Architects: Dake Wells Architecture
Client: Erlen Group
General Contractor: DeWitt & Associates
Photographers: Gayle Babcock, Architectural Imageworks, LLC.

In order to better serve over-the-road truck drivers and provide added security and safety for an underground warehouse operation, this new guard station provides improved conditions and visibility for guard staff, along with clean restrooms and a quiet respite for drivers.

Inspired by the industrial safety railing that lines the perimeter of the old limestone quarry, yellow bar grate is used to screen an elevated command station, functioning as a central location for first responders in case of emergency. Concrete block screen walls focus views to the nearby tree line while blocking views to the adjacent truck staging areas.