Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi

Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart

FIRE STATION FOR THE SRI-CHARLEROI

SAMYN and PARTNERS

INCIDENCE STUDY
AGORA, Serge PEETERS, Rodolphe DEHARD

PHOTOGRAPHS
Marie Francoise Plissart, Ghislain André, Charly Dean, Quentin Olbrechts, Alejandro Chichizola, Simon Schmitt

MANUFACTURERS
Assa Abloy, Ergon, MOSO, Skylux, Arcelor Mittal, Sto Limited

ASSOCIATE IN CHARGE
Ghislain ANDRE

STABILITY
Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS, Ingenieursbureau MEIJER sprl, Jan MEIJER, Ben VERBEECK, Philippe SAMYN, Olivier JOTTARD, Blandine CAPELLE

GESTION DOCUMENTATION
André CHARON, Quentin OLBRECHTS, Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS

GRAPHICS
Stijn STRAGIER, ASYMETRIE, Polygon Graphics

FIRST COMPETITION ASSOCIATE PARTNER
Olivier JOTTARD

COLLABORATION
Flow Transfer International, Ingenieursbureau MEIJER sprl

TENDERER
Société momentanée ‘THOMAS & PIRON, CIT BLATON’ CIT Blaton

CONCEPTION AND DIRECTION
Philippe SAMYN

FIRST COMPETITION COLLABORATORS
Coline BAZIER, France DEFRENNE, Nathan DUVIVIER, Carol LIZIN

SECOND COMPETITION AND PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE PARTNER
Olivier JOTTARD, Blandine CAPELLE, Alexandro CHICHIZOLA

SECOND COMPETITION AND PRODUCTION COLLABORATORS
Gaofei TAN, Paula FERNANDEZ LOBERA, Elista GESHEVA, Roser IGUAL, Taekjun OH, Vlad POPA, RESERVOIR A, Paolo RUAR, Monika STUDZINSKA, Giulia VENTRE

SPECIALIZED TECHNIQUES
Flow Transfer International, Philippe SAMYN, Olivier JOTTARD, Blandine CAPELLE, Andrew JANSSENS, Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS

BUILDING PHYSICS PEB
NEO & IDES (Bruno BUSCH, Jean-Philippe LEMAIRE and Mathieu LEROY)

PHOTOGRAPHS
Marie Francoise Plissart, Ghislain André, Charly Dean, Quentin Olbrechts, Alejandro Chichizola, Simon Schmitt

ACCESSIBILITY PMR
Xavier ANCIAUX, Plain-Foot

AREA
13359 m²

INFRASTRUCTURE
6362 m2

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Charleroi, Belgium

CATEGORY
Fire Station

Text description provided by architect.

Easy access to the nearby motorway is essential for the station's location. It is therefore crucial that the selection of this site is reinforced by the fast and safe transport of vehicles and people in case of emergency.

Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Alejandro Chichizola
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart

Consequently, all efforts are made in order to reduce the response time of the fire station.

The location of the building is the result of a study aimed at combining the responses to the constraints given by the site: large drop, neighbourhood, driveways, low ground bearing, wind direction, solar orientation, etc.

Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Ghislain André
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart

The location of the building, in the upper and flattest part of the ground, limits the excavation and backfill associated with the construction.

The two existing driveways, the first used for emergencies and the second for personnel and visitor access, are positioned in order to limit the length of the roads.

Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart

The hollow made by the south access creates the entrance to the building at ground level (pedestrians, bicycles and cars), as well as an area accessible to delivery vans.

Access to the west, which is higher, establishes the first level of the building as the emergency level. This level is surrounded by an emergency ring road, allowing each truck to leave independently from the others by a sectional door assigned to it.

Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Ghislain André
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart

The true backbone of the project is the north-south axis, naturally indicated by the access to ground level. This is the main horizontal circulation, punctuated by all the vertical circulations, thus defining the building’s orientation.

The drill tower, situated across the emergency road at the junction of the north-south axis and the emergency vehicle access road, is visible from this axis.

Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart

It is surrounded by a concrete exercise area to the north, allowing trucks to easily turn around the tower and to simulate fires.

The site report suggests establishing the area for fire drill exercises to the north of the field, in order to avoid smoke drifting toward the neighbouring houses.

Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart

The south-east area follows the uneven ground in order to limit, as much as possible, the construction footprint on this green site. It naturally joins the outdoor sports field, established as a continuation of the delivery area.

The site is fully secure, thanks to a continuous barrier, with only three separate and secure access points: the "emergency" access point, the "entrance" access point and the "delivery" access point.

Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Charly Dean
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart

To the south, a red wall of perforated plates emblazoned with the Regional Fire Service shield, separates the car park from the delivery area and extends up to the road, marking the entrance to the site.

The round form of the plan issues directly from the flow of emergency vehicles. Indeed, two circulation driveways are planned: the first, internal, for return from emergencies and the other, external, for departures.

Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Quentin Olbrechts
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart

The round form is an obvious means to avoid any crossing between the two flows and to ensure that no manoeuvre is performed both inside or outside the great hall. All functions are housed in this 90 m diameter and 5 level high cylinder.

The compactness of this volume reduces external exposed surfaces and thus minimizes energy loss. Before putting renewable energy systems in place, it is essential to save energy at the source, reducing energy loss and maximising free gains from the architecture and its installation.

Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart


Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Simon Schmitt
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Quentin Olbrechts
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Quentin Olbrechts
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart


Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Ghislain André
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Charly Dean
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Quentin Olbrechts
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Alejandro Chichizola
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Alejandro Chichizola
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Quentin Olbrechts
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Alejandro Chichizola
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart


Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Simon Schmitt
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Simon Schmitt
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Alejandro Chichizola
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Quentin Olbrechtsc
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Ghislain André
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Charly Dean
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Charly Dean
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
© Marie Francoise Plissart


Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
Implantation
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
Ground Floor Plan
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
First Floor Plan
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
Second Floor Plan
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
Third Floor Plan
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
Fourth Floor Plan


Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
Sections A and B
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
Sections C and D
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
Sections E and F
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
East and West elevation
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
North and South elevation
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
Plan


Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
Elevation
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
Perspective
Fire Station for the Sri-Charleroi
Section of Facade