Project Overview

The project is a fire station (level 1) situated at the intersection of Yongfu Road and Liyuan Road, Bao’an District, Shenzhen, with the planning Bin’e Mountain Park on the south side, a planning service station (level 2) on the east side, and an underground river on the northwest side. The site is relatively square, with a plot area of 4,518.26m² and a gross floor area of 8,796.3m². The floor area above ground reaches 5,997.3m², accommodating a four-storey firefighting operation building, a seven-storey training tower and a dormitory with six floors. The basement covers a floor area of 2,799m². The project occupies a plot ratio of 1.32.

Project Commissioner

Fuhai Subdistrict, Baoan District, Shenzhen

Project Creator

The Institute of Architecture Design & Research, Shenzhen University

Team

Zhong Zhong, Ma Yue, Zhong Botao, Liu Guowei, Zhong Haihuan, Yao Yuan, Liang Wenze, Meng Meili, Wang Yuanzhong, Wei Xianqiong, Li He, Zhou Jinfang, Wang Hongyue, Guo Hao, Liu Zhongping, Wang Weifang, Yan Runfeng

Project Brief

Based on the Design Brief, and according to the research results of “2014 Shenzhen Fire Station Standardized Design Workshop”, the project needs to establish construction standards for fire stations in this city, suit the quantity demands for fire stations, and to provide reference for other fire stations at home. Moreover, it needs to meet firefighters’ various needs for emergency work, duty-call preparation, training, daily life and leisure activities, and to appropriately take into account the possibility of future professionalization. Besides, it needs to be open to the public to spread the culture about firefighting, satisfy the requirements of standardized design and construction, and to reach the one-star standard of green architecture.
Fire trucks leave the fire station via an exit near the street. The garage and square are organized on the south side, creating an access for firefighters and fire trucks. The entrance & exit for visitors is arranged at the southeast corner of the site, and the open area available for the public is on 1F and 2F. Visitors are allowed to enter the mezzanine corridor, without affecting the daily training and the firefighting work of firefighters.
Preparation rooms and working offices are arranged on 2F, with wash rooms and shower room on the west side. Operation rooms and auxiliary rooms are on 3F. The basement entrance lies at the southeast corner of the site, where equipments are stored. Rest platforms are created to enrich the lives of firefighters.

Project Innovation/Need

1. The project is a design practice of the research results of “2014 Shenzhen Fire Station Standardized Design Workshop”.
2. The fire station is an architectural complex that combines fire station and dormitory together. It adopts the spatial pattern that training tower, the dormitory and the firefighting operation building are arrayed in sequence. The dormitory and the firefighting operation building are linked by a suspended corridor.
3. Fire trucks leave the fire station via an exit near the street, greatly improving the work efficiency.
4. The mezzanine space serves as an independent area for visiting, avoiding interfering in the firefighting training.
5. The roof functions as a platform for planting fruits and vegetables, to make firefighters’ lives diversified.

Design Challenge

1. Based on the architectural setback line and due to the limited land area, how to scientifically and rationally arrange the fire station and the dormitory and make them constitute an architectural complex posed the biggest challenge.
2. Fire trucks leave the fire station via an exit near the street, which greatly improves the work efficiency, but meanwhile it will affect the traffic of the city. How to resolve this contradiction was also challenging.
3. Internal and external circulation: The entrance & exit for visitors is set at the southeast corner of the site, and the open area available for the public is set on 1F and 2F. To avoid affecting the daily training and firefighting work of firefighters, visitors are guided to enter the mezzanine corridor.
4. To keep buildings away from the underground river, the design team arranged a sports ground on the northwest side of the site.

Sustainability

1. Architecture: The buildings are organized in north-south direction, which is conducive to natural ventilation and brings in adequate daylight. Hanging garden and roof garden are added, and stilt floor is set in the dormitory, thereby ensuring good ventilation, shading, and heat insulation. The form of buildings is simple. In addition to functional components like sun shield and view-blocking installation, the project does not adopt a large number of useless decorative components, such as overhanging floor plate, grille or frame.
2. Materials: Low-E glass and thermal mortar are applied to the external window, and extruded polystyrene insulation is used on the roof. All external structural walls utilize autoclaved aerated concrete or reinforced concrete.
3. Water supply and drainage: Variable speed pump is used to supply water, which fulfills the national requirement of energy efficiency and saves electricity, with remarkable benefits to the society. Septic tank and grease trap are made of environmental-friendly fiber reinforced plastics. The hot water system leverages solar panel and an air source heat pump to save energy.
4. Electrical equipments: Energy-saving transformer and lighting fixture are installed. The lamp in staircase is controlled by inductive sensor. Ventilation equipment works at a regular time.
5. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning: Multi-split air condition (heat pump) unit is adopted, which meets the national requirements of energy efficiency, reduces energy consumption, and generates obvious social benefits.

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