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Drug Enforcement Administration Training Center

Justice Department

Quantico, VA


 Michael Jones was Design Principal for this 170,000 sq.ft. training center, located adjacent to the FBI Training Center at Quantico.

 

The Training Center contains a series of separate, secure and identifiable facilities within a singular complex:  offices, training center, student dormitories, international conference room with simultaneous translation, cafeteria, armory and central stores.

 

After examining a number of alternatives, the scheme selected creates a singular building containing a variety of elements:  office block with entry, classroom block with 3-story atrium and dormitory wing.  Sited to straddle a hilltop, students arriving in buses arrive at the dorm wing; visitors and employees enter via a secure lobby, atop a paved triangular entry court.  The court, which is used for graduation ceremonies, is situated above the armory, central stores and cafeteria.  Outdoor physical fitness and training facilities are shared with the adjacent FBI Training Center.

 

Classrooms vary in size from 12 to 60 stations in flat floor and tiered seating configurations.  State-of-the-art electronics are incorporated throughout the building and data connections are included within each dormitory room.

 

With Ellerbe Becket