FIRESTATION VM
FIRESTATION AND RESCUESERVICE, VLISSINGEN MIDDELBURG
The station is situated on the edge of a green area between the cities of Middelburg and Vlissingen in the southwest of The Netherlands. Because of the rural qualities of this area the landscape is incorporated into the design. It is built up out of two L-shaped volumes that intertwine. The volumes embrace an enclosed inner patio-garden, located on the first floor. Whereas one of the L-shaped volumes houses the remittance and the workshops, the other houses the dressing rooms and offices. Visitors enter the building through the entrance hall that is directly connected to the patio on the first floor. Several views through the remittance and workshops show the daily routine of the station. The volume, being a result of the various tilted roofs and large cantilevers, provides the building with its specific sculptural qualities and connects it with the landscape. A large concrete zigzag slab, appearing like a movable fence, supports the volume. This abstraction of the letters V and M also reveal that the station houses the local fire departments of Vlissingen and Middelburg.
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FIRESTATION AND RESCUESERVICE, VLISSINGEN MIDDELBURG
The station is situated on the edge of a green area between the cities of Middelburg and Vlissingen in the southwest of The Netherlands. Because of the rural qualities of this area the landscape is incorporated into the design. It is built up out of two L-shaped volumes that intertwine. The volumes embrace an enclosed inner patio-garden, located on the first floor. Whereas one of the L-shaped volumes houses the remittance and the workshops, the other houses the dressing rooms and offices. Visitors enter the building through the entrance hall that is directly connected to the patio on the first floor. Several views through the remittance and workshops show the daily routine of the station. The volume, being a result of the various tilted roofs and large cantilevers, provides the building with its specific sculptural qualities and connects it with the landscape. A large concrete zigzag slab, appearing like a movable fence, supports the volume. This abstraction of the letters V and M also reveal that the station houses the local fire departments of Vlissingen and Middelburg.
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| location | Stromenweg, Middelburg |
| programm | Firestation and rescueservice, 2700 m2 |
| client | Brandweer Huisvestings Consortium, Hoofddorp |
| design | 2002-04 |
| completion | June 2004 |
| designteam | Juliette Bekkering, Sander Brand, Jason Williams, Paul Michielsen |
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