California Highway Patrol’s new Office No. 266 was a design-build project consisting of a 22,000-square-foot area office building, a 4,500-square-foot auto service repair facility, a 140-foot-tall communications tower (not designed by ZFA), with another 4,500 square feet of support buildings. The project was designed to meet the requirements of the Essential Services Act as well as Immediate Occupancy criteria per the California Building Code. The project achieved LEED Silver certification.
The administrative building consists of steel-framed gable roofs supported by special reinforced CMU walls that act as the building’s lateral force-resisting system. At areas where no interior finishes occur, steel to CMU wall connections were thoughtfully detailed to maintain the structural load path while providing a visually pleasing aesthetic. The site also includes a secure (walled) parking lot with photovoltaic (solar panel) shade canopies, public parking access, and stormwater treatment areas.
The replacement facility serves as a headquarters for officers who patrol the Tracy triangle area and southwestern San Joaquin County, down to the Stanislaus County line and west to Alameda County.