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Mataró Fire station
Mataró Fire station
Via Sèrgia, Mataró, Spain
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Mataró Fire station
Via Sèrgia, Mataró, Spain
YEAR
2007
SIZE
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
Mataró fire
station
Site description
The site is
located on Via Sèrgia in Mataró, near the roundabout where it
crosses Camí del Mig. Via Sèrgia runs approximately north to south.
Camí del Mig is an approach road to the urban centre of Mataró,
running more or less perpendicular to Via Sèrgia and, therefore,
east to west.
The site is
actually trapezoid in shape, though practically triangular. It
follows Via Sèrgia for 103 m, the boundary of the neighbouring plot
for almost 65 m and the stream for 111 m. The short side of the
trapezium, overlooking the roundabout and Camí del Mig, measures 23
m.
The land is
fairly flat, with a slight gradient of approximately 1.15% falling
from north to south, following the seaward direction of the stream.
Where the site overlooks the stream, it takes the form of an
embankment standing 3-4 m high. Its frontage along Via Sèrgia
presents a difference in level of a little more than a metre between
the two ends.
The town centre
lies east or north-east from the site, at a lower level.
Via Sèrgia and
the area about the fire station are characterized by industrial
buildings, warehouses and megastores, plus a few small residential
developments.
The neighbouring
plot is occupied by the municipal plant nursery, which will
presumably be moved in the near future to create space for facilities. This tract may serve to extend the fire station with the
REMN logistics centre.
The above
conditions produce limited lines of sight between the north and the
south-east and are urban in character, whereas to the south and west
they are far more open, overlooking a greener landscape.
Project
description
The specific
requirements of the fire station and the volume of surrounding
constructions constitute major constraints on the implantation of the
building.
Firstly, the
garages had to be located to enable a quick exit for the fire engines
in emergencies and easy entry when they return. Then a large open
space was needed at the centre of the plot for exercises and drills,
with space for a sports court. Finally, to continue the built
characteristics of the area, the most appropriate solution was a
two-storey building along Via Sèrgia.
For these
reasons, the fire station is laid out in a long volume aligned with
the street and divided functionally into two parts: the garages and
the living areas.
The garage
building is both high and deep to house the fire engines and all the
annexed spaces (storehouse, compressor, workshop, drier for personal
protective equipment). The garages face the street directly and open
at the rear onto the yard.
The living area
is laid out over two floors.
The ground floor
houses administration (control, offices, filing system), a
multipurpose hall used mostly for visitors (mainly school children),
the changing rooms and associated washroom facilities, and the gym.
These three main areas are clearly differentiated in the floor plan,
with direct access to each from the foyer so that they can be used
independently without causing inconvenience. At the same time, the
distribution of the spaces in lengthwise strips allows for dual
clean/dirty circulation and concentrates the bathroom and kitchen
areas in a single strip.
The first floor
houses spaces where the fire station staff spend most of their time
when they are not drilling or out on call: the living-dining room,
kitchen and bedrooms. Concentrated on the street side are circulation
areas and the entrances to all the rooms and, on the opposite side,
there is a large terrace opening up onto the inside of the plot.
The kitchen and
living-dining room are separated by an intermediate space, the
larder, which houses personal lockers and the industrial fridges. The
dining room and living room are organized to be able to tell them
apart. The bedrooms have more lockers opening onto the circulation
space outside the sleeping area to prevent disturbing those who are
sleeping.
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