ROSA GUZMAN
ARCHITECTURE THESIS VOL. 02
Design 08 | Thesis 2016 Professor Jens Holm New York Institute of Technology School of Architecture + Design
Contents 06 Urban Firehouse Paradigm 08 Building Massing 10 Proposed Program Site Plan
Program Bar Programmatic Section
12 Sections 14 Elevations 16 18
Structural Systems Facades
Floor Plans 20 21 Detail Section
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Fire Station View Gallery View
30 Project Rendering 32 Building Model
Urban Firehouse Paradigm Hudson River
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Proposal:
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The firehouse has revamped itself through its growing time from a simple bucket on a porch, to a tool shed, to now a second home to its first responders. Fire stations in particular reflect “the state of American firefighting at the time they [are] built.� Nowadays, firehouses in densely populated areas are designed within existing buildings and include just enough program to accommodate the basic needs of the company. During these drastically growing and changing times, those basic needs have been outdated; leaving no opportunity for fire companies to grow and become more beneficial to today’s increasingly high demands. Re-purposing fire stations is no longer an option.
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Building Massing
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The Site The site is located on the corners of two, one-way streets and the very hectic 12th Av. It is far from any subway lines and in turn pretty vacant in terms of pedestrian traffic.
Program The compressed program creates an approximate 4.5 floors of fully-equipped space when utilizing the full area of the site.
Emergency Vehicle Access To make an easy access in and out of the station and avoid the need to backup, the building is lifted to allow the ground floor to be utilized as entry and exit way while taking advantage of the adjacent one-way streets. 08
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Push + Pull After successfully creating a clear circulation, the station’s program is strategically placed according to use throughout the day, creating masses of space that hang outwards from the apparatus bays to allow natural light into every room.
The Event Box The large amount of event space is placed over the station as a hovering box to allow for maximum rentable floor area overlooking the Hudson River.
Small City The Courts are individually sized according to their needed vertical space. This creates a small city hovering over the building in which the public can relax, play and enjoy the city scape on the roof. 09
Program Classrooms 1,200 sf Recreational Room 1,500 sf Day Room 1,200 sf Locker Rooms 1,100 sf Kitchen 1,300 sf Dormitories 4,300 sf Rock Climbing 1,800 sf
Training Room 1,500 sf Private Gym 2,000 sf
Tennis Courts 5,100 sf
Museum + Station Offices 2,800 sf Fire Room 1,500 sf Volleyball Courts 8,500 sf Fire Museum 9,900 sf
EMS Apparatus Bays 3,200 sf
Basketball Courts 9,800 sf
Fire Apparatus Bays 3,200 sf
Fire Station 34,900 sf 10
Recreational Facilities 25,200 sf
Fire Gallery 14,775 sf
Event Space 38,000 sf Total 112,875 sf
Program Distribution
The diagramatic program section shows the basic distribution of the program throughout the building. The Fire Station facilities take up the first two floors and float around the apparatus bays while the event space wraps around the fire gallery . The recreational facilities are then placed above the event and gallery spaces to create a small city of sports activies.
The diagramatic program section shows the basic distribution of the program throughout the building. The Fire Station facilities take up the first two floors and float around the apparatus bays while the event space wraps around the fire gallery . The recreational facilities are then placed above the event and gallery spaces to create a small city of sports activies. 11
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Outdoor Basketball Indoor Basketball Recreational Member Check-in Rock Climbing Outdoor Volleyball Fire Gallery Ticketing Station Fire Gallery Lobby Public Fire Gallery Exhibition Private Fire Gallery Exhibition Private Event Ticketing Station
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Private Event Lobby Public Event Exhibition Private Event Space Outdoor Private Event Balcony Fire Museum Fire Room Firefighter Locker Room Firefighter Dormitory Wing Building Lobby Apparatus Bays
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Indoor Tennis Court Indoor Basketball Private Fire Gallery Exhibition Private Event Space Firefighter Dormitories Recreational Room Apparatus Bay
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Indoor Volleyball Court Indoor Rock Climbing Public Fire Gallery Exhibition Private Fire Gallery Entry Private Event Space Public Event Exhibition Private Station Gym Fire Room Firefighter Training Room Fire Museum
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Structure Systems Columns The building is based on a 20’x20’ grid. The Ground, 2nd and 5th Floors are structured by columns interrupted by the Gallery event box’s structural system.
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Trusses The Gallery Event Box was designed to have the maximum amount of structure-free space possible. The Trusses are designed to balance out the column loads from the above recreational facilities while supporting a seemingly floating box in middle of the building.
Trusses The Gallery Event Box was designed to have the maximum amount of structure-free space possible. The Trusses are designed to balance out the column loads from the above recreational facilities while supporting a seemingly floating box in middle of the building.
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Facade Systems Polycarbonate Panels The recreational facilities stand out as seemingly solid boxes during the day and glowing boxes at night. Rolling Metallic Mesh The mesh is used to manipulate the “Box” according to the events being held. They can be used to create an enclosed space or a fully open one for the outside public to view.
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Glass Panels Glass Panels are used as a primary facade system which creates the illusion of floating spaces throughout the building. Aluminum Panels The Fire Station is made up of aluminum panels to match the look of the recreational floor. During the day these panels match the solid look of the polycarbonate panels.
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Solar panels at the recreational courts capture sunlight to help energize the building.
01 Apparatus Bays 02 Building Lobby 03 Fire Museum The Ground Floor includes the fire apparatus bays where the trucks can easily enter and exit the building. A fire museum welcomes visitors with an exhibition of trucks, tools, uniforms and historical facts.
The panels rotate to allow to cross air ventilation.
Sliding glass doors in the event floors allow natural light and air to flow into the building.
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Second Floor Plan 0’
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Kitchen Dormitory Wings Day Room Recreational Room Training Room Classrooms Fire Room Museum Offices
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Conferece Room Private Station Gym Station Offices Chief/Assistant Chief Office Printing/Supply Room Pantry Laundry Room Locker Rooms
The Second Flloor provides the fire station with individual dormitories, a training room for both career and potential firefighter, a private gymnasium with a boxing ring, large kitchen with views over the Hudson River and a fire room where visitors can experience walking through the fire.
View into the Apparatus Bays
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Third Floor Plan 0’
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01 Private Event Space 02 Ticketing Station 03 Public Event Space
The Third Floor is a 38,000 sf open event space that can be rented out to the public. The floor includes balcony space along the street facades to enjoy full views of the Hudson River. During the private events, the public has a sneek-peek of the event within the atrium.
View from 3rd floor Event Space
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01 Private Fire Gallery 02 Ticketing Station 03 Public Fire Gallery
The Fourth Floor Gallery displays communal artwork that people have design in respect to the fire department. Like the third floor, the public also has a sneek-peek of the gallery within the atrium.
Private The screen can be closed to allow for private viewing.
Semi-Private The screen can be manipulated to open and close in sections to allow for both public and private viewing simultaneously.
Public The screen can be fully opened to allow for light, air, and public viewing.
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Indoor Tennis Court Outdoor Volleyball Court Outdoor Basketball Court Indoor Basketball Court
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Locker Rooms Indoor Volleyball Court Indoor Rock Climbing Member Check-in
The Recreational Floor is open to the public and houses sports that are seasonal or non-existent at DeWitt Clinton park such as Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis and Rock Climbing. During the summertime the exterior walls throughout floor can open up to appear as if the facilities were outdoors.
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The roofs to the each sport room has operable solar panel skylights to allow natural light and ventilation and give the illusion of being completely outdoors during the hot seasons.
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