Completed in 1994, the vitra fire station was the first completed work by hadid, a pioneering. Firestation 30 schacht aslani architects nbhw fire station liag architects brandon firehall no. For architecture pilgrims, the vitra campus is a mecca and this fire station is a high point. Zaha hadid vitra fire station in weil am rhein, germany date completed.
Zaha hadids fire station on the vitra campus chris. Vitra fire station in germany 1994 whose config uration was generated by a collision of two main geometries forming the area. Jun 14, 20 the vitra fire station, zaha hadids first major built work, turned 20 this week. Iat the model was constructed mostly of millchip board. It was established in 1978 and completly reconstructed in year 2000. Photograph by helene binet in the first couple of weeks of my second year as an architecture student, we went to vitra and saw the fire station, he recalls. The architect behind this work is the iraqiborn british zaha hadid, for whom this was the. Vitra fire station in germany by zaha hadid architects. We initiated our design with a study of the overall factory site.
The building was commissioned after a disastrous fire at the vitra plant in 1981. Vitra fire station in weil am rhein, germany date completed. Since it no longer functions as a fire station, we were invited inside to sit in the conference room. Conscious of the existence of its own fire station, vitra started renewing its complex, updating its plan and design and searching for an architect to build a fire station. Simply draw the floor plan in rapidsketch using the mouse or keyboard and the program will automatically calculate total square footage and perimeter. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3.
In 1972 she moved to london uk, to join the association of architecture where she graduated with honors in 1977 and served as a teacher soon after. Vitra is also known for the works of notable architects that make up its premises in weil am rhein, germany, in particular the vitra design museum. Pdf zaha hadids techniques of architectural formmaking. The vitra fire station was hadids first major design, and it was built in 1993. After her first building was commissioned and built in 1994, the vitra fire station in germany, her. It took a fire to give a paper architect the chance to realize her first commission. The exhibition took place at the serpentine sackler gallery, renovated and extended by zaha hadid architects in 20.
The relatively small structure serves as a showcase for the unusual shapes and angles that architectural critics had admired in her conceptual work throughout the 1980s, with unbuilt projects such as her winning entry for the peak international design competition for. Vitras history, the history of design vitra was founded in 1950 as a family business in weil am rhein, in germany, by willi fehlbaum, the owner of a furniture shop in basel. An initial study of the vitra factory site informed our designs for the vitra fire station a building conceived as the key element within a linear landscaped zone, the artificial extension of linear patterns in adjacent fields and vineyards designed as a connecting unit rather than an isolated object. Vitra is a swiss familyowned furniture company with headquarters in birsfelden, switzerland.
Winner of 2004 pritzker prize, the first woman to achieve the honour. Following to a fire that in 1981 destroyed the plants, the company commissioned a new factory to. The possibilities offered by it also transformed hadids design language. Other articles where vitra fire station is discussed. Following to a fire that in 1981 destroyed the plants, the company commissioned a new factory to the english architect nicholas grimshaw. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. Together with the basel fire services, they assume the role of protecting the vitra campus. In this advanced fire station layout, usdds phoenix g2 fire station alerting system includes the g2 atx, stacked g2 message signs, g2 room remote 2, g2 illuminated speakers, g2 hdtv remote and hdtv, g2 omnialert strobe speaker, interior speakers, outdoor speakers and app bay speakers. Rt vitra fire station weil am rhein zaha hadid architects. Explore the worlds largest, free 3d model library, but first, we need some credentials to optimize your content experience. Paul guyer is a registered architect, civil engineer, mechanical engineer and fire protection engineer with over 35 years experience designing all types of buildings including libraries. Introduction vitras name is associated with a new interpretation of architecture.
Birsfelden its headquarters switzerland and the vitra campus in weil am rhein germany have buildings designed by some of the worlds most influential architects. It is central fire station for region frydekmistek. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. The exhibition provides an overview of the diverse cultural and commercial activities of vitra and offers insights into the companys history. Fire station, weil am rhein, germany architect zaha hadid first floor plan rest room ground floor plan changing area, left, and fire engine bay, right scale 1. The fire station was the first international design work of zaha hadid and demonstrates her technique of mixing polygons with. We create transformative cultural, corporate, residential and other spaces that work in synchronicity with their surroundings.
Vitra fire station is a building which was built a decade after the devastating fire that occurred in 1981 caused by a lightning, burning down the previous building, of the factory complex with the same name in the small town and commune weil am rhein in the south of the federal republic of germany. The vitra fire station was the first fullscale work by zaha hadid ever to be realised and is regarded today along with frank gehrys building for the vitra design museum as a key work of socalled deconstructivism and of late twentiethcentury architecture in general. After her first building was commissioned and built in 1994, the vitra fire station in. Nov 29, 2019 rt vitra fire station weil am rhein zaha hadid architects.
Zaha hadid and patrik schumacher project architect. Fire station floor plans phoenix g2 station alerting. Since the end of 2016, the fire station has also been used by the vitra design museum as a venue for public exhibitions. It consists of spaces for fire engines, showers and changing rooms for the firemen as well as a conference. Fire station in weil am rhein, germany sygic travel. Each department has its own unique mission, needs and challenges. Rapidsketch is the fastest and easiest to learn software for creating accurate floor plan layouts. The fire station represents the earliest attempt to translate hadids fantastical, powerful conceptual drawings into a functional architectural space. The show focused on hadids early works before her first building was erected in 1993 vitra fire station in germany and presented her paintings and drawings from the 1970s to the early 1990s. Vitra fire station, weil am rhein, germany 11 supercool. While vitra fire station was basically still a twodimensional collage of surfaces, meanwhile she confronts us with structures that have multiple curves and complex free forms and transition features that have never been seen before. In 1990, zaha hadid took over this project and the construction began.
The fire station is located in weilamrhein, germany, and looks more like a sculpture than a building. Bjarke ingels on vitra fire station by zaha hadid dezeen. Figureground vitra fire station 1993 zaha hadid weil am rhein, deutschland april 2004. Today, the weil fire services are responsible for the vitra campus. German emergency service building design by zaha hadid architects. Completed in 1993, this was hadids first realized project and with this small building she made her mark on the world of architecture. The buildings obliquely intersecting concrete planes, which serve to shape and define the street running through the complex, represent the earliest attempt to translate hadid. Vitra fire station, weil am rhein, germany, built 1990 1993. In 1981, a fire crippled the vitra design campus, about a decade later hadid was commissioned for the important role of ensuring that this never happened again and the vitra fire station was built. The vitra fire station, designed for the factory complex of the same name in weilamrhein, germany, was the among the first of hadids design projects to be built. Built for appraisers, insurance inspectors, flooring installers and anyone who needs to calculate the area and perimeter of a floor plan. Zaha was born on october 31, 1950 in baghdad, iraq. Vitra fire station building, weil am rhein, germany.
Through close clientengagement, our dedicated design team works to design fire stations, city halls. Buildings by zaha hadid, britishiraqi deconstructivist architect. Our physical model of the vitra fire station building for a spatial design course. Decades of government experience has taught us that design is not universal, particularly when designing for public servants. Aug 05, 2015 zaha hadid vitra fire station in weil am rhein, germany date completed. Sep 05, 2019 virgil abloh has adapted the designs of jean prouve and the eames to create his vision of the home of the future, which is installed in the zaha hadiddesigned fire station at the vitra campus. Her other built works from this period included a housing project for iba housing 198993 in berlin, the mind zone exhibition. Rolf fehlbaum, vitra international ag, klunefeldstrasse 22, ch4127 biersfelden, suisse sizearea. Creating safe, supportive, lasting environments for our communitys civil servants is a great honor. Vitra fire station german zaha hadid building earchitect.
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