Fire Station

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Designer: SUIADR Design Type: Fire Station Category: Architecture

Kengzi Shenzhen

Kengzi Shenzhen is a fire station built on an irregular trapezoid plot of 5,960.64 square meters in Pingshan District, Shenzhen, China. The building follows a U-shaped courtyard layout that forms a large inner yard for training and daily activities. The complex includes a three-story building and a seven-floor training tower, and can hold up to twelve fire engines. The garage faces a square near an urban road, so fire engines can leave the site quickly. Roof gardens and sports areas improve daily conditions for firefighters.

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Designer: SUIADR Design Type: Fire Station Category: Architecture

Gushu

The design employs various approaches such as materials contrast, block insertion, and folding panel combinations to visualize an integrated and compact building form and express the relationship between architectural function and form. Additionally, elements such as facade openings, partly elevated floors, sky gardens, and grilles are used to adapt to Lingnan's hot and rainy weather. The square and forceful architectural form portrays the Gushu Fire Station as a solemn and calm guard.

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Designer: SUIADR Design Type: Fire Station Category: Architecture

Songpingshan

Songpingshan is a fire station in Shenzhen, China. The Grade-1 station has a plot area of 3,660.1 square meters and a gross floor area of 5,791.64 square meters, and it holds seven fire trucks. An inner courtyard layout reduces the noise from the avenue on the north side. The fire garage, entrance hall, canteen and communication room are placed on the first floor. Duty preparation rooms, operation rooms and auxiliary rooms occupy the upper floors. Visitor routes pass along a mezzanine corridor, so daily training and duty routes are not disturbed.

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Designer: SUIADR Design Type: Fire Station Category: Architecture

Longdong

Longdong is a level-1 fire station in Longgang District, Shenzhen. The station has a concentrated layout on a trapezoidal site of 5,468.3 square meters, with a gross floor area of 5,062.93 square meters. A three story operation building and a seven story training tower form a sharp white sculptural volume. Fire trucks leave along an inner courtyard route, and the basement can park eight trucks. Low-emissivity glass, thermal mortar and roof gardens support energy saving and rainwater control. The standardized design answers the demand for new fire stations in the city.

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Designer: Chuan-Chih Chang Design Type: Fire Station Category: Architecture

The Big Roof

The Big Roof is a fire station in Keelung, Taiwan, a mountainous and rainy city. The design adapts the local mountain house style, so the building reads as a landmark and still blends into the terrain. A large sloping roof forms a new layer over the mountain surface. Balconies and openings create sheltered spaces between the landscape and the building. These spaces add depth, reduce direct sunlight in summer and allow natural ventilation. A scenic path beside the fire station leads to the park and the surrounding landscape.

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Designer: SUIADR Design Type: Fire Station Category: Architecture

Tian Liao

Tianliao is a fire station in Guangming District, Shenzhen, China. The building follows a centralized layout and combines a three-story office building with a seven-story training tower. The gross floor area is 5,039.5 square meters, of which 3,985 square meters are above ground, and the floor area ratio is 0.97. The internal floor level is raised above the municipal road to prevent rainwater from entering. Open areas are placed on the lower floors, so daily training is not disturbed. Gardens are set in several places on the site.

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