Situated on the Place du 29e Dragons - the planning of which is part of the project - the police station is on the edge of what is essentially a pavilions zone near the northern gate to the medieval city of Provins; a site included on UNESCO's World Heritage List since 2001. This highly symbolic position gives the building an important status: it must maintain the continuity between the residential quarters of the north and the historic centre of the south, doing so when viewed from each direction, including when seen from above. This urban continuity is achieved through the use of a single continuous base, from which the compact form rises, lifted off, highlighting the presence of the building in its environment.