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Fire station of Sainte-Colombe
Fire station of Sainte-Colombe
Sainte-Colombe, France
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Fire station of Sainte-Colombe
Sainte-Colombe, France
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2018
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
BUDGET
$500K - 1M
The fire station of Sainte-Colombe is located at the heart of the village with the same name, a few kilometers south of the city of Lyon. Resting over a small hill overlooking the river Rhône, the site is submerged in a landscape full of Gallo-roman remains, under archeological protection.
The importance of the archeological contents underground, as well as the strong mineral components of the soil, inspired us to design a building that delicately emerges from the ground. Two simple volumes host the offices and the parking spaces for the trucks, whereas a small concrete tower detaches itself from the composition to accommodate the communication antenna.
As a public building, the fire station needed to become a small symbol of the surroundings, to keep the memory of the site alive and give it a contemporary expression. The composition of the ground became the main reference of the architectural concept: a building made with the different strata, or layers, of historical and mineral sediments. Each layer of sandblasted concrete, with its specific formula and color, came to represent a layer of the different eras that characterize this site. To reinforce the caractère patrimonial (historical character) of the building, we couldn’t comply to the traditional 20cm thickness of the concrete. The facade needed to express a certain strength, a weight that gives the feeling that its always been there, and has already became a part of its environment. Across the 60cm façade, every detail seems to be part of an ensemble, to carefully resolve every need of the building. A timeless composition of volumes and matter, becoming part of the existing landscape.
The importance of the archeological contents underground, as well as the strong mineral components of the soil, inspired us to design a building that delicately emerges from the ground. Two simple volumes host the offices and the parking spaces for the trucks, whereas a small concrete tower detaches itself from the composition to accommodate the communication antenna.
As a public building, the fire station needed to become a small symbol of the surroundings, to keep the memory of the site alive and give it a contemporary expression. The composition of the ground became the main reference of the architectural concept: a building made with the different strata, or layers, of historical and mineral sediments. Each layer of sandblasted concrete, with its specific formula and color, came to represent a layer of the different eras that characterize this site. To reinforce the caractère patrimonial (historical character) of the building, we couldn’t comply to the traditional 20cm thickness of the concrete. The facade needed to express a certain strength, a weight that gives the feeling that its always been there, and has already became a part of its environment. Across the 60cm façade, every detail seems to be part of an ensemble, to carefully resolve every need of the building. A timeless composition of volumes and matter, becoming part of the existing landscape.
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