STATION 9 Central Avenue Corridor in Midtown Phoenix is an urban fabric with a mixed history of iconic high rises and residential neighborhoods. As the area continues to change, it seemed appropriate for the new fire station to address it's urban high rise neighbors, while reaching out to the nearby residential community and a significant pedestrian population. Phoenix City Square (1962,1964,1971) METRO LightRail Indian School Station Security Title Plaza (1984) q ft 92 s 24,0 s-cape hard
Meridian Bank Tower (1960)
IAFF Local 493
Pyramid on Central
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Phoenix Financial Center (1968)
METRO LightRail Osborn Station
75'
3300 Tower (1980)
18' METRO LightRail (2008) 18'
One Lexington (2005)
Passengers using these two stops:
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* Uses less of the valuable western parcels. * More efficient Surface Area to Volume Ratio
576,000 passengers Annually:
Recognizing that the fire station was a symbol of the fire fighters themselves and the role they play in the community as heroes, friends, and public servants; the design of the fire station had to be one that displayed a community responsibility. The physical footprint was reduced to the East so valuable western parcels could be sold to offset construction and operation costs. Regional climate developments also played a large role in building design.
Emissions Gases | Drought
Cardiovascular Disease & Heart Attacks
US SOUTHWEST REGIONAL RESPONSE
Respiratory Illness / Asthma Strokes Cancer
CARBON DIOXIDE 82%| 6500 MMT METHANE 10% | 1200.MMT NITROUS OXIDE 5% | 500 .MMT FLOURINATED GASES 3% | 100 .MMT
ECEPTIONAL DROUGHT
Agriculture | 9% Commercail .Residential | 12% Industry | 21% Transportation | 27% Electricy | 31%
MODERATE DROUGHT
ABNORMALLY DRY EXTREME DROUGHT
SEVERE DROUGHT
APPLICATION
In the Southwestern United States, it's been found that the abundance of greenhouse gas exhaust has exacerbated the problems of drought, air quality, and climate change in the region. In studies of fire engine diesel exhaust it was found that diesel fumes contain high concentrations of carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, benzene, and other harmful carcinogens that not only add to the greenhouse gas problem but pose threats to the health of the firefighters. Encouraged NASA research of the phyto-remediative properties of certain houseplants, a design was made for a localized exhaust / hydroponic plant wall system that applied the efficiency of Sansevieria Trifisciata (Snake Plant) rhizomes to take those same carcinogens out of the air.
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60 cfm exhaust fan 6” diam. PVC pipe
Misti @30” Vertica
1 1/2” Stone Wool Growing Media
Misting Nozzles @30” Vertical Intervals
Plant Material (Sansevieria trifasciata)
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8” diam. Corrugated Iron Tubing
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Community safety and interaction was enhanced by a walking path and venue areas that connect Columbus Ave (on the South) and Weldon (on the North). Although previously a dark and avoided spot at night, this would become a social gathering space and safe path for pedestrians. Along this same path are places for neighbors to sit and view the tower training exercise performed by firefighters preparing themselves for high rise rescue.
With passive design as an integral motivation, this same training tower became a 60 foot tall city viewing platform, natural downdraft evaporative cooling tower, and beacon to the community. The structural design of this tower includes a series of beams and trays that allows for a flexible future as the building could accommodate other functions.
Concrete Pad
TYPE III CONSTRUCTION TILT UP CONCRETE
Re-bar Metal Decking 4' Deep Open Web Steel Joist Tilt Up Wall Panel
Water Drainage Collection
Water Retention Basin 37,000 Gallons
KIT OF PARTS
Footing
With a Kit-Of-Parts construction, it was intended that the community venue spaces, phyto-remediative walls, and even the passive cooling/training tower could become elements incorporated in renovations of older fire stations, building of new fire stations, and many other community-minded responsible civic structures.
First Floor Scale | 1\16" = 1'
Mezzanine Scale | 1\16" = 1'
ADE 421: Fall 2015 Architectural Studio III
Second Floor Scale | 1\16" = 1'
Students: Christina Stevens, Christian Tidwell Instructor: Philip Horton