Mitchell Associates Architects works exclusively on public safety buildings, including fire stations, EMS, and shared facilities. We are located in a unique country setting 20 minutes outside Albany, NY. The office occupies an 1830s barn that is nestled in the shadow of the Helderberg Mountains. It’s a prime example of energy-efficient design and adaptive reuse of a historic building. In 2023, we proudly joined the Wendel family of companies. We have previously worked in partnership with their Five Bugles Design team, and coming together as one company increases our ability to provide clients with first-class public safety projects. Collectively, our companies have completed over 330 public safety projects across the United States.

With expertise in renovation and new construction, our comprehensive services range from feasibility studies, site selection, building design, public approval, and full project management through construction. We take pride in assisting communities and their first responders to develop facilities that incorporate up-to-date design concepts to produce firematically correct, sustainable stations that will serve the needs of a community for many years. Our services include feasibility studies, design, and full project management through construction.

We take pride in assisting communities to develop functionally correct, sustainable fire stations and combined facilities that will meet user needs and the needs of the community. We serve clients locally and through collaborations with regional partners.

Mitchell Architects

Contact us to start planning for your fire station design project – We look forward to working with you!

Founding Principles

  • PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE-BASED SERVICE.
    Our extensive public safety experience results in knowledge-based critical thinking that creates cost-effective, innovative designs that are particularly well suited to our client’s needs.
  • PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE.
    We actively lead our clients through a complete design process, including feasibility studies, financial planning, programming, project design, probable construction cost estimating, value engineering, financial analysis, public approval process, bidding, contract negotiations and construction administration.
  • PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE.
    We work one-on-one with you to assure that the facility is an accurate reflection of your needs and wishes. We provide continuity of the project team so that as the project reaches completion, the ideas expressed at the beginning are incorporated.