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Originally Posted by jhausner
I am fairly sure there had to be design considerations made for security purposes. Remember this is all the RCMP divisions in essence in 1 basket. So the building can't be designed like you would a standard tower. Large open parking lots add a level of security buffer zone in addition to not having the building directly next to roads.
Take a look through the majority of major policing headquarters around teh world and you'll find similar design considerations.
I think it looks pretty good and imposing for the size.
But like I said, you have to take into consideration the massive security implications they have to take into account when building a facility of this type. Barriers even if they are natural ones are still a very effective tool in securing a building.
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If the Law Courts can exist safely in the heart of downtown Vancouver, there's no reason the RCMP headquarters couldn't be built in a far more urban, street-friendly fashion. It's a tremendous missed opportunity to put a big, busy office building in the heart of the city centre.
And besides, what sort of message does it send to the populace when the RCMP hides themselves away in a secluded complex in a forest?
This has to be by far the biggest mistake Watts has made in the city centre.
Plus it just gives the RCMP a billion-dollar reason to stick around when they should have been replaced by a municipal police force a long time ago.
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