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Concrete and steel. Size. 852 m 2 (9,170 sq ft) Design and construction. Architect (s) Zaha Hadid. The Vitra Fire Station is a concrete and steel building of 852 m 2 (9,170 sq ft) located at the Vitra Furniture factory in Weil am Rhein, Germany. [1] Completed in 1993, it was the first constructed project by Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid .
1967. Completed. 1968. Design and construction. Architect (s) Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. Fire Station No. 4 in Columbus, Indiana, United States, is a building designed by architect Robert Venturi. It is architecturally significant for being an early example of postmodern architecture. [1] [2]
Hose tower. A hose tower is a structure constructed for hanging firehoses to dry. Hose towers have been features of some fire station designs in Canada, [1] Germany, [2] and the United States. [3] The purpose of such towers was to hang and dry canvas hoses, slowing the deterioration caused if the hoses were not dried thoroughly. [3]
A fire station (also called a fire house, fire hall, firemen's hall, or engine house) is a structure or other area for storing firefighting apparatuses such as fire engines and related vehicles, personal protective equipment, fire hoses and other specialized equipment.
Fire stations built from the late 19th century and up to 1950s varied in style. Fire halls built from the 1950s to 1980s tended to be utilitarian in design and found in the suburbs (North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke). The latest fire stations are modern, but they often lack the character of older fire stations in the city. Most fire halls ...
Fire protection engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to protect people, property, and their environments from the harmful and destructive effects of fire and smoke. It encompasses engineering which focuses on fire detection, suppression and mitigation and fire safety engineering which focuses on human behavior ...
Keilor Fire Station is the first in a series of three fire stations in suburban Melbourne, Victoria designed by Edmond and Corrigan. It is located in Milleara Road, Keilor East . [1] Founded in the late 1970s, Edmond and Corrigan are widely recognised for their involvement in post-modern architecture focusing on Australian cultural factors.
Voters in the Barnstable Fire District have greenlighted funding to design a new fire station. What's next? Barnstable voters gave $1.2 million for a new fire station design.