Renovation of the fire station
The fire station in Vrchovina near Nová Paka is located in the building of the former school, which includes facilities for organizing social events (today referred to as the "firehouse"). The spaces previously used by the volunteer fire brigade were completely inadequate, hindering further development of the brigade and its technical equipment. The founder of the organization - the City of Nová Paka - commissioned an architectural design aimed at expanding the facilities for firefighters and finding an economically acceptable solution for enhancing the façade of the entire building, which had previously suffered from several insensitive interventions, culminating in the inappropriate replacement of windows in recent times. The investor excluded more extensive work aimed at reconstructing the original appearance of the school building from the assignment, which would primarily mean adjusting the façade layout, reconstructing the building openings, replacing windows, and roofing. Despite all the previous unfortunate interventions, at least the main mass of the house with a gable roof and the central gable projection remained shape-wise intact.
An unresolved issue remains the surroundings along the communication, as there is still a lack of a clear concept for traffic organization (pedestrians/cyclists/cars) throughout the municipality.
The main theme of the design was the fire station, that is, spaces designated for the service of firefighters assigned to the volunteer fire brigade (SDH) of the municipality and intended for fire-fighting technology and equipment used by the volunteer unit (8-10 SDH members).
The original garage was removed, and in its place, a two-story extension was created with a sufficiently large garage for parking emergency vehicles. A space for hanging the historical fire engine is designated in the garage area.
The entrance doors linearly connect to a direct two-legged staircase to the extension, where the changing room (divided into clean and dirty parts), hygiene facilities, a room for washing and drying intervention clothing, and a storage area for part of the equipment are located.
The old pole for drying hoses was replaced with a new wooden tower featuring a lifting hook for hoses. The tower's structure, which will become a new local architectural landmark and point of orientation, connects to a pergola structure serving as a place for waste containers.
The primary material in the design was wood. The use of wood, as a traditional building material in the area, proved to be a suitable means not only for distinguishing the new extension but also for enhancing the original building, especially given the possibilities of (not) interfering with the existing condition. The original gable projection is clad with wood. The volume composition is overall more readable, and smaller details return to the façade. The roof extension features a ventilated metal façade made of the same material as the adjacent existing gable roof.
The supporting outer walls of the garage are constructed from concrete blocks and insulated with minimum fibers (in case of wooden cladding) or EPS (in case of facade plaster). The building is founded on reinforced concrete strips. The ground floor is roofed with reinforced concrete prestressed panels.
The second above-ground floor is designed as a lightweight wooden structure in the "2by4" system, with a roof made of wooden I-beams and diffusely open layers containing thermal insulation made of blown cellulose and minimum fibers. The windows are wooden, filled with insulating triple glazing. The wooden tower proposed along the gable wall of the existing building has a plan dimension of 2.5 x 2.5m and a height of 12m. Structurally, it is designed to be entirely independent. It is a truss tower composed of wooden columns 160/160, cross members at approximately 3m 160/160, and diagonal bracing made of steel rod ties. The anchoring is designed into a foundation strip of reinforced concrete, supported by four micropiles.
In the garage area, an exhaust fume extraction system is installed, and on the 2nd floor, controlled ventilation with heat recovery from waste heat is available. Given the regulatory needs, the garage is heated with underfloor heating, and the extension is equipped with panel radiators. The heat source is an electric boiler.
An unresolved issue remains the surroundings along the communication, as there is still a lack of a clear concept for traffic organization (pedestrians/cyclists/cars) throughout the municipality.
The main theme of the design was the fire station, that is, spaces designated for the service of firefighters assigned to the volunteer fire brigade (SDH) of the municipality and intended for fire-fighting technology and equipment used by the volunteer unit (8-10 SDH members).
The original garage was removed, and in its place, a two-story extension was created with a sufficiently large garage for parking emergency vehicles. A space for hanging the historical fire engine is designated in the garage area.
The entrance doors linearly connect to a direct two-legged staircase to the extension, where the changing room (divided into clean and dirty parts), hygiene facilities, a room for washing and drying intervention clothing, and a storage area for part of the equipment are located.
The old pole for drying hoses was replaced with a new wooden tower featuring a lifting hook for hoses. The tower's structure, which will become a new local architectural landmark and point of orientation, connects to a pergola structure serving as a place for waste containers.
The primary material in the design was wood. The use of wood, as a traditional building material in the area, proved to be a suitable means not only for distinguishing the new extension but also for enhancing the original building, especially given the possibilities of (not) interfering with the existing condition. The original gable projection is clad with wood. The volume composition is overall more readable, and smaller details return to the façade. The roof extension features a ventilated metal façade made of the same material as the adjacent existing gable roof.
The supporting outer walls of the garage are constructed from concrete blocks and insulated with minimum fibers (in case of wooden cladding) or EPS (in case of facade plaster). The building is founded on reinforced concrete strips. The ground floor is roofed with reinforced concrete prestressed panels.
The second above-ground floor is designed as a lightweight wooden structure in the "2by4" system, with a roof made of wooden I-beams and diffusely open layers containing thermal insulation made of blown cellulose and minimum fibers. The windows are wooden, filled with insulating triple glazing. The wooden tower proposed along the gable wall of the existing building has a plan dimension of 2.5 x 2.5m and a height of 12m. Structurally, it is designed to be entirely independent. It is a truss tower composed of wooden columns 160/160, cross members at approximately 3m 160/160, and diagonal bracing made of steel rod ties. The anchoring is designed into a foundation strip of reinforced concrete, supported by four micropiles.
In the garage area, an exhaust fume extraction system is installed, and on the 2nd floor, controlled ventilation with heat recovery from waste heat is available. Given the regulatory needs, the garage is heated with underfloor heating, and the extension is equipped with panel radiators. The heat source is an electric boiler.
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