These fire stations have a progressive and modern design aesthetic.
Minamisoma City Fire Department Disaster Control Center
The Minamisoma City Fire Department Disaster Control Center was re-designed and built after the devastating earthquake of 2011. It not only serves as disaster prevention for the area but also as a center for hope to the public.
Waterford Fire Station
The building serves as a fire house and training center for crisis response services and the design is based around the ability to carry out those life safety services. A enclosed plan allows for the interior space to be used to achieve the programmatic goals of the fires station.
Fire Station 76
One of the buildings features a charred wood cladded facade using the traditional Japanese technique of Shou Sugi Ban. This relates to the beauty and destruction that fire can produce.
Fire Station Dordrecht
Volumes that lay over each other to create spaces within the voids and connections. This fire station has outdoor spaces that can be enjoyed by the fire fighters while maintaining a functional and supportive area for work.
Vitra Fire Station
After a devastating fire at Vitra in 1981, the campus went into a full re-design including a new fire station. The Vitra Fire Station was the first realized project of Zaha Hadid's career. It now functions as a museum.
Fire Station In Sulzberg-Thal
Working into the topography of the site, this fire station features silver fur cladding which is consistent with the surrounding village. The timber constructed vertical volume with glazing on two sides provides natural light to pour in as well as a snapshot of the inner workings of a fire station.
"Ave Fenix" fire station
Ultra modern fire station with a glass facade and an interesting circulation within the building.