10-23-2013 03:00 AM

Fire Station / Gsottbauer architektur.werkstatt

© Birgit KöllArchitects: Gsottbauer architektur.werkstatt
Location: Gnadenwald, Austria
Collaborators: Alessio Perfetti
Structural Engineer: ZSZ Ingenieure, Innsbruck
Area: 1,198 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: Birgit Köll, Alessio Perfetti

© Birgit KöllFrom the architect. Situated in the uplands northeast of Innsbruck, Gnadenwald is a rural parish with bustling club activities. The fire station- and club house encloses the southerly situated school yard, while incorporating the – already existing – adjoining tavern building situated higher than the club house, together with the beeches in the background. The event area is encircled spatially by flying- and projecting roofs, the open air theater, and the trees, which has the effect of turning the “plaza of beeches” into a subtle open space that oscillates between covered and open areas.
© Birgit KöllThe heart of the facility is the function room, offering a variety of views to the school yard, the event area and the close mountain range.
© Birgit KöllThe fire station (in contact with the ground) was built in reinforced concrete. The overlying club house section is a timber structure that is paneled with white fir – inside and outside. Solely exposed parts over the roof are coated with weatherproof VM-zinc. The building was designed to meet the best low-energy standards.
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