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- location: Doetinchem (Show on map)
- program: 3600 m2 Fire Station
- client: Municipality of Doetinchem
- design: 2010 - 2013
- completed: 2014
- design team: Monica Adams, Juliette Bekkering, Perry Klootwijk, Frank Venhorst, Esther Vlasveld, Zuzana Kuldova, Pia Fischer, Stefania Masuino, Gerard Heerink, Magda Strak, photos by Ossip van Duivenbode
The new fire station is located on the Europaweg, a major thoroughfare in Doetinchem. The building is embedded in a green zone and flanked by a row of majestic trees. In this context a green oasis is created for the fire brigade. Integrated in the landscape, the roofs of the garage and exercising facilities of the fire station are covered by green hills, thus enveloping the building in a lush green setting. The building has an efficient organization. The program is an accumulation of many different functions under one roof: depot, workshops, dressing rooms, offices instructional spaces, bedrooms and living areas. Through a strategic stacking of functions the different user groups are separated from each other, while still within short walking distance from each other. On the ground floor the depot, workshops, ‘dirty’ instructional space, and changing rooms are situated. On the first floor the sleeping quarters, storage and technical rooms are organized. On the second floor are the office spaces, instructional space, exercise space, meeting rooms and the canteen and bar as well as the living quarters of the volunteers. Certain areas such as bar and the instructional space can be connected if required. A spatial development with various vistas makes the organization clear and transparent, allowing visitors a glimpse of the dynamic environment of the fire station. Roof gardens, patio’s and terraces provide the building of it’s specific sculptural expression, creating outdoor spaces with their own specific identity: one linked to the canteen and bar, one linked to the living room of the volunteers, one linked to the office spaces. Huge cantilevers form a sheltered area for the fire trucks, anchoring the building in its surroundings.
PUBLICATIONS
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Fire station Doetinchem, in Archipendium 2016
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Brandweerkazerne Doetinchem, Architectuur Prijs Achterhoek Schetsboek, December 2015
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Fire Station Doetinchem, in competitionline.com, June 2015
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Retreat for Heroes, in mapolismagazin.com, June 2015
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Sculpturaliteit, Scenografie en Materialiteit, in De Architect, May 2015
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Utiliteit of logies?, in Bouwkwaliteit in de Praktijk, March 2015
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Brandweerkazerne Doetinchem Winnaar Architectuurprijs Achterhoek 2014, op GeldersGenootschap.nl, December 2014
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Inaugural lecture Prof. Juliette Bekkering: Architecture a user’s manual, about sculpturality, scenography and materiality, November 2014
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Intreerede prof.ir. Juliette Bekkering: Architectuur een gebruiksaanwijzing, over sculpturaliteit, scenografie en materialiteit, January 2015
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Leading Female Architects, in Discover Benelux Magazine, November 2014
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Monica Adams en Juliette Bekkering winnaars Architectuur Prijs Achterhoek, in AM Achterhoek Magazine, November 2014
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Gebäudetechnik: Feuerwache Achterhoek West in Doetinchem on BauNetz.de, 23 September 2014
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Klare Kanten Feuerwehrstation in den Niederlanden on BauNetz.de, July 28 2014
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Brandweerkazerne Doetinchem, in [inst]Allicht, April 2014
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Fire Station Doetinchem on website De Architect, April 1 2014
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Brandweerkazerne Bekkering Adams architecten on ArchitectuurNL.nl, March 23 2014
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Brandweerkazerne officieel van start on website Gelderse Post, February 25 2013
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Feestelijke Start Bouw on website Brandweer Noord- en Oost-Gelderland, February 15 2013
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Samenwerking als sleutelbegrip, in Best Practices, Zo kan het ook!, April 2011
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