In accordance with the typical urban planningideal the block edge is closed, and the corners of the blockaccentuated. Precisely for this reason – and also to offer all themembers of the team, like their vehicles, accommodation of the samestandard – all the sleeping and relaxation areas are laid out onthe same level, all of them face west and form a “hovering beam”that defines Nottendorfergasse from an urban planning viewpoint.
Landstraße Fire Station
Year
2018
Venue
Vienna
State
Competition
Category
Mixed
Size
2.595 m²
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2.595 m² |
Year
2018
Venue
Vienna
State
Competition
Category
Mixed
Size
2.595 m²
READY FOR ACTION
Ideally, all the fire-fighting vehicles should beparked in a row ready for action. However, in the city the length ofpavement across which the fire engines can exit the fire stationbuilding is generally limited. Therefore, if the length available isnot enough to allow all the vehicles the same way of leaving thebuilding what should be done?
Stepping the fire engine exits back from thebuilding line ensures that all the vehicles can start directly fromBaumgasse! Proof of this is proved by tractrix analyses of thevehicles’ exit and return lines.
The two long fire engines have the option toreturn to the fire station via the Nottendorfergasse entrance, asthey can also drive to their parking place from the rear.
" ...its radical approach is commended. The concept represents an excellent competition project although in formal terms it does not comply with the competition brief.” Excerpt from the minutes of the competition jury meeting.
The practice tower is placed in a situation ofspatial tension opposite the horizontal “hovering beam “. Itborders the courtyard, which is empty of vehicles and thereforeavailable and can also be used for activities or parking withouthindering the use of the fire engines.
The roof slab of the fire engine hall divides thebuilding’s configuration into a lower world of action and a higherworld of rest and recreation
Architecture
Pichler & Traupmann Architecture
Project team
Anna Gulinska
Peter Grandits
David Guisado Tarancón
Patrik Drechsler
Client
City of Vienna, MA68
Hard facts
Start of planning: 2018
Gross floor area: 2.595 m²
Usable floor area: 1.779 m²
Location: 3rd district of Vienna, AT
Use: Fire station
Scope: EU-wide, open, single-stage competition