Springfield, Missouri, USA
Dake Wells Architecture was appointed by Erlen Group to design and create Springfield Underground Command Station to ameliorate and upgrade truck drivers’ resting time emphasizing in safety and quality of life.
Dake Well Architects were awarded for the Springfield Underground Command Station with a 2020 American Architecture Award from The Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
The purpose of it was order to better serve over-the-road truck drivers and provide added security 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, a 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.
Inspired by the industrial safety railing that lines the perimeter of the old limestone quarry, a 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.
Statistically speaking, over the road truck drivers experience high degrees of loneliness and physical decline.
This project respects the underappreciated truck driver, honoring their efforts and contributing to their sense of well being.
Project: Springfield Underground Command Station
Architects: Dake | Wells Architecture
Client: Erlen Group
General Contractor: DeWitt & Associates
Photographers: Gayle Babcock, Architectural Imageworks, LLC.
