The Aberdeen Municipal Center houses the the city hall and police headquarters for the City of Aberdeen. The building is located on the street edges of a corner site near the public library and just west of Festival Park, a major urban feature of the city. The facility reinforces this urban context, while emphasizing the council chamber, a two story volume placed at the corner. The council chamber is equipped with state-of-the-art audio/visual and conferencing equipment. The police headquarters contains the central sophisticated communications systems and is equipped with administrative offices, and holding cells.