SEATTLE FIRE STATION No. 18
SEATTLE FIRE STATION No. 18
LOCATION Seattle, WA SIZE 18,800 SF (16,700 SF of renovated space and 2,100 SF of additional space) CLIENT City of Seattle Fire Department
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INSPIRATION
ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY
Showcasing the environmental benefits of building re-use, the remodel
Understanding the embodied energy value of existing buildings, the
of Fire Station 18 retains the primary structure of an existing building:
team embraced existing site constraints, systems and assemblies. An
a series of parallel masonry bearing walls supporting wood-framed
integrated design team including owner and firefighters yielded two
floors and roof. Building corner additions and canopies over apparatus
sustainable strategies:
bay doors were designed as insertions “slid” into the primary structure, finding form in the opportunities presented by circumstances. CHALLENGES Fire Station 18, in Ballard serves as a battalion station for emergency response and coordination within the Seattle’s northwest neighborhoods. Built in 1974 to replace its predecessor, the building no longer met current fire department requirements, confining firefighters and medics to inadequate work areas and small training spaces.
1. Re-use: Optimize the embodied energy by retaining as much of the existing building as possible. 2. Reduce: Use less new energy with high-efficiency building systems and minimizing energy loss through the envelope. In total, over 95% of the primary structure of the existing building was reused. Energy demand reductions include increased roof insulation and replacement of poorly performing glazing. A new high-efficiency air source heat pump replaced the gas-fired boiler. A heat recovery system,
The renovation design included structural and building systems
LED fixtures, and sensor controlled zones are a few of the methods
upgrades, accessibility improvements and remodel of interior spaces to
used to reduce energy consumption.
increase the facility’s safety, utility and comfort within a compact site.
Re-use and reduction stategies resulted in a renovated Fire Station 18
An addition at the southwest of the building houses a new training
designed to operate at an Energy Use Intensity of 51 kBtu/sf/year—
room and gear storage. Additional expansion at the northeast allows
40% below the average of Seattle neighborhood fire stations. The
for an elevator (universal access); southeast expansion gives fitness
project is on track to obtain LEED Gold Certification and will be the first
and training rooms more space to operate and brings daylight to spaces
renovation by the City of Seattle to achieve this certification.
previously dark and underutilized.
SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION Recognizing the fire station as a vital civic building, the project enhances NW Market Street with an improved public entry and increased visibility into the apparatus bays.
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15 TH AVE N W
N W MARKE T ST
VICINIT Y Fire Station 18, home to Battalion 4, serves NW Seattle.
SITE An urban context in the dense neighborhood of Ballard.
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CL ASSROOM
SOUTH ELE VATION
WATCH OFFICE
NORTH ELE VATION
GE AR STOR AGE
GROUP BUNK ROOM
APPAR ATUS BAY
A MUCH NEEDED UPDATE By 2012, the 38-year old facility no longer met current department and life-safety requirements for an essential facility. Inadequate work and training areas lacked sufficient space and thermal comfort.
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PROGR AM KEY
Storage
20
3
Residential
9 5
13
19
14
Office
8
1
20
7
9
Expansion
8 7
6
6
1. Apparatus Bay
9
18
2. Lobby
9
1
3. Watch Office 19 6
21
11
17
17
5. Records 6. WC
17
23
19
4. Elevator
9
10
19
7. Corridor
12
16
8. Office 9. Bunk
15
16
16
FIRST FLOOR PL A N ( E )
BASEMENT PL A N ( E )
ROOM KEY
10. Beanery 11. Dayroom
SECOND FLOOR PL A N ( E )
12. Classroom 13. Fitness 14. Lounge 15. Balcony
20 20 13
8
2
20
3
9
9
4
4 1
9
6 9
9
8
9
8
6
9
19
9
17
22
6
10 11
17
19
23 13
16
BASEMENT PL A N ( N )
17
18
FIRST FLOOR PL A N ( N )
15
21. Laundry 23. Gear Storage 24. Locker Alcove Pre-Existing Plan (E)
19 21
19. Janitor Closet
22. Decontamination
7
24
6
6
9
18. Maintenance/Shop 20. Back of House
4
24
6 1
17. Hose Tower
9
5 7
14
16. Training Tower
20
7
9
New Renovation Plan (N)
9
9
12 16
16
SECOND FLOOR PL A N ( N )
5’ 10’ 15’
25’
50’
PROGRAM Fire fighters and medics train, work, live, as well as maintain their apparatus and equipment at Fire Station 18. As home to Battalion 4, the station also serves personnel throughout NW Seattle.
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ADDITIONS
Basement, Deck, Training Room Maintenance/Shop and Bunker Gear Battalion Chief Office
INTERIOR RENOVATION
Medic Rooms Individual Bunk Rooms Officer’s Bunk, Offices, and Restroom Battalion Chief Bunk Watch Office
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
Elevator connecting all floors
MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, & PLUMBING
Sprinkler entire building Upgrade existing plumbing Upgrade heating, ventilation, and cooling Upgrade electrical system
STRUCTURE
ROOFS, WALLS, & WINDOWS
Braced frame at Hose Tower
Add insulation to walls throughout
Re-sheath existing roof
Add roof insulation, replace existing membrane
Replace frames at Apparatus Bay doors
Replace existing windows Replace existing metal roofs
COMPREHENSIVE RENOVATION Assessing all building systems, evaluating potential upgrades and improvements, and modeling energy-use scenarios – including benchmarking of similar facilities – yeilded a target EUI of 51 kBTUs/sf/yr: 40% below the average for Seattle neighborhood fire stations. 6
Views up and down NW Market St. from office
New workshop
Daylight to training
A DDITION AL MASSING ( AERIAL LOOKING N W )
N W MARKE T STREE T ( NORTH ELE VATION )
Addition Inser tion
NE W WORKSHOP, E XPA NDED TR AINING ( SOUTH ELE VATION )
Expansion Locations
DESIGN STUDIES Massing, material, and assembly studies were critical to the success of the renovation to understand technical performance and aesthetic implications for a civic building in a highly visible urban context. 7
MODEST METAL A durable, low-cost rain screen made of flat-lock seam sheet metal differentiates areas of the renovation from the existing brick masonry. Both cladding systems – old and new – share the same proportion and running bond pattern.
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WELCOME Increased glazing of the apparatus bay doors at NW Market Street and “firehouse red” paint reinforce this station as a place of public safety. An improved public entry on NW Market Steet includes a new curtain wall and a secure lobby at the watch office.
9
BETTER, MORE PRODUCTIVE REST The renovated bunk rooms include new built-in storage, private, quieter spaces (also used for studying), and individual lighting and thermal controls.
10
QUICK RESPONSE Existing fire poles remain in service with the addition of automated door controls providing safe and timely access.
11
TRAINING The entire building serves as a training ground: a classroom provides space for instruction; the five-and-one-half story tower allows simulation of fire fighting scenarios; additional protective metal plates were added to the building’s parapets to practice ladder equipment drills.
12
MAINTENANCE SHOP This new area replaces outdated space for equipment and apparatus maintenance. Located above and accessed by stair is a new equipment storage area. The location of these spaces – adjacent to the apparatus bay – improves the workflow of firefighters as they transition between shifts.
13
INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS Remodeling of the interior spaces included built-in storage and desks, refreshed floor and ceiling finishes, sensor controlled LED lighting, and improved daylighting with added skylights and expanded glazing.
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LOCATION Seattle, WA SIZE 18,800 SF (16,700 SF of renovated space and 2,100 SF of additional space) CLIENT City of Seattle Fire Department
1
INSPIRATION
ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY
Showcasing the environmental benefits of building re-use, the remodel
Understanding the embodied energy value of existing buildings, the
of Fire Station 18 retains the primary structure of an existing building:
team embraced existing site constraints, systems and assemblies. An
a series of parallel masonry bearing walls supporting wood-framed
integrated design team including owner and firefighters yielded two
floors and roof. Building corner additions and canopies over apparatus
sustainable strategies:
bay doors were designed as insertions “slid” into the primary structure, finding form in the opportunities presented by circumstances. CHALLENGES Fire Station 18, in Ballard serves as a battalion station for emergency response and coordination within the Seattle’s northwest neighborhoods. Built in 1974 to replace its predecessor, the building no longer met current fire department requirements, confining firefighters and medics to inadequate work areas and small training spaces.
1. Re-use: Optimize the embodied energy by retaining as much of the existing building as possible. 2. Reduce: Use less new energy with high-efficiency building systems and minimizing energy loss through the envelope. In total, over 95% of the primary structure of the existing building was reused. Energy demand reductions include increased roof insulation and replacement of poorly performing glazing. A new high-efficiency air source heat pump replaced the gas-fired boiler. A heat recovery system,
The renovation design included structural and building systems
LED fixtures, and sensor controlled zones are a few of the methods
upgrades, accessibility improvements and remodel of interior spaces to
used to reduce energy consumption.
increase the facility’s safety, utility and comfort within a compact site.
Re-use and reduction stategies resulted in a renovated Fire Station 18
An addition at the southwest of the building houses a new training
designed to operate at an Energy Use Intensity of 51 kBtu/sf/year—
room and gear storage. Additional expansion at the northeast allows
40% below the average of Seattle neighborhood fire stations. The
for an elevator (universal access); southeast expansion gives fitness
project is on track to obtain LEED Gold Certification and will be the first
and training rooms more space to operate and brings daylight to spaces
renovation by the City of Seattle to achieve this certification.
previously dark and underutilized.
SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION Recognizing the fire station as a vital civic building, the project enhances NW Market Street with an improved public entry and increased visibility into the apparatus bays.
2
15 TH AVE N W
N W MARKE T ST
VICINIT Y Fire Station 18, home to Battalion 4, serves NW Seattle.
SITE An urban context in the dense neighborhood of Ballard.
3
CL ASSROOM
SOUTH ELE VATION
WATCH OFFICE
NORTH ELE VATION
GE AR STOR AGE
GROUP BUNK ROOM
APPAR ATUS BAY
A MUCH NEEDED UPDATE By 2012, the 38-year old facility no longer met current department and life-safety requirements for an essential facility. Inadequate work and training areas lacked sufficient space and thermal comfort.
4
PROGR AM KEY
Storage
20
3
Residential
9 5
13
19
14
Office
8
1
20
7
9
Expansion
8 7
6
6
1. Apparatus Bay
9
18
2. Lobby
9
1
3. Watch Office 19 6
21
11
17
17
5. Records 6. WC
17
23
19
4. Elevator
9
10
19
7. Corridor
12
16
8. Office 9. Bunk
15
16
16
FIRST FLOOR PL A N ( E )
BASEMENT PL A N ( E )
ROOM KEY
10. Beanery 11. Dayroom
SECOND FLOOR PL A N ( E )
12. Classroom 13. Fitness 14. Lounge 15. Balcony
20 20 13
8
2
20
3
9
9
4
4 1
9
6 9
9
8
9
8
6
9
19
9
17
22
6
10 11
17
19
23 13
16
BASEMENT PL A N ( N )
17
18
FIRST FLOOR PL A N ( N )
15
21. Laundry 23. Gear Storage 24. Locker Alcove Pre-Existing Plan (E)
19 21
19. Janitor Closet
22. Decontamination
7
24
6
6
9
18. Maintenance/Shop 20. Back of House
4
24
6 1
17. Hose Tower
9
5 7
14
16. Training Tower
20
7
9
New Renovation Plan (N)
9
9
12 16
16
SECOND FLOOR PL A N ( N )
5’ 10’ 15’
25’
50’
PROGRAM Fire fighters and medics train, work, live, as well as maintain their apparatus and equipment at Fire Station 18. As home to Battalion 4, the station also serves personnel throughout NW Seattle.
5
ADDITIONS
Basement, Deck, Training Room Maintenance/Shop and Bunker Gear Battalion Chief Office
INTERIOR RENOVATION
Medic Rooms Individual Bunk Rooms Officer’s Bunk, Offices, and Restroom Battalion Chief Bunk Watch Office
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
Elevator connecting all floors
MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, & PLUMBING
Sprinkler entire building Upgrade existing plumbing Upgrade heating, ventilation, and cooling Upgrade electrical system
STRUCTURE
ROOFS, WALLS, & WINDOWS
Braced frame at Hose Tower
Add insulation to walls throughout
Re-sheath existing roof
Add roof insulation, replace existing membrane
Replace frames at Apparatus Bay doors
Replace existing windows Replace existing metal roofs
COMPREHENSIVE RENOVATION Assessing all building systems, evaluating potential upgrades and improvements, and modeling energy-use scenarios – including benchmarking of similar facilities – yeilded a target EUI of 51 kBTUs/sf/yr: 40% below the average for Seattle neighborhood fire stations. 6
Views up and down NW Market St. from office
New workshop
Daylight to training
A DDITION AL MASSING ( AERIAL LOOKING N W )
N W MARKE T STREE T ( NORTH ELE VATION )
Addition Inser tion
NE W WORKSHOP, E XPA NDED TR AINING ( SOUTH ELE VATION )
Expansion Locations
DESIGN STUDIES Massing, material, and assembly studies were critical to the success of the renovation to understand technical performance and aesthetic implications for a civic building in a highly visible urban context. 7
MODEST METAL A durable, low-cost rain screen made of flat-lock seam sheet metal differentiates areas of the renovation from the existing brick masonry. Both cladding systems – old and new – share the same proportion and running bond pattern.
8
WELCOME Increased glazing of the apparatus bay doors at NW Market Street and “firehouse red” paint reinforce this station as a place of public safety. An improved public entry on NW Market Steet includes a new curtain wall and a secure lobby at the watch office.
9
BETTER, MORE PRODUCTIVE REST The renovated bunk rooms include new built-in storage, private, quieter spaces (also used for studying), and individual lighting and thermal controls.
10
QUICK RESPONSE Existing fire poles remain in service with the addition of automated door controls providing safe and timely access.
11
TRAINING The entire building serves as a training ground: a classroom provides space for instruction; the five-and-one-half story tower allows simulation of fire fighting scenarios; additional protective metal plates were added to the building’s parapets to practice ladder equipment drills.
12
MAINTENANCE SHOP This new area replaces outdated space for equipment and apparatus maintenance. Located above and accessed by stair is a new equipment storage area. The location of these spaces – adjacent to the apparatus bay – improves the workflow of firefighters as they transition between shifts.
13
INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS Remodeling of the interior spaces included built-in storage and desks, refreshed floor and ceiling finishes, sensor controlled LED lighting, and improved daylighting with added skylights and expanded glazing.
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