Local Police Headquarters in Benicàssim
Public service, urban presence.
The project resolves the new Local Police Headquarters of Benicàssim, in Castellón. This is not an interchangeable facility: the building has to be recognisable from the street, open to the citizen without losing security, and operate twenty-four hours a day without interruption.
The plan organises itself around an internal courtyard. This is the decision that enables everything else: public reception stays at the front, operational and service areas breathe at the back, and every zone receives natural light and cross-ventilation without depending on neighbouring façades.
The building shows a legible façade to the city. There is no disguise: it is the police, and it shows. But the reading is built on order, not severity. Openings are measured, the entrance is clear, and the institutional presence is transmitted by geometry, not by size.
Inside, the courtyard distributes natural light to every level, keeps the working environment controlled, and reduces dependency on electrical systems. Movement is designed so that active staff, detainees, public attention and administration do not cross paths where they should not. Efficiency is solved at the plan stage, not at the device.
The building does not aim to represent force, but service. Its highest achievement will be that a neighbour comes in to file a complaint and notices that the building has made the process easier, not harder.
Arquitectos | Architects
Rubén Muedra Arquitectura
Ubicación | Location
Benicàssim, Castellón, Spain
Arquitecto a Cargo | Principal Architect
Rubén Muedra Ortiz
Renders | Renders
Javier Hinojosa
Colaboradores | Collaborators
Inés Fabra, Costanza Canuto
Estructura | Structure
Emilio Belda
Arquitecto Técnico | Building Engineer
Javier Muedra Ortiz
Año de Proyecto | Project year
2024
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