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Project Goals:
1] Demolish an existing 50-year-old, 4,000-square-foot firehouse due to inadequacies in living spatial requirements, apparatus spatial requirements, seismic compliance, inefficient mechanical and electrical systems and storage.
2] Protect existing cell tower to maintain uninterrupted operation during the demolition and construction process.
3] Design prototype state-of-the-art firehouse, fire training and city conference facility to achieve LEED-certified rating and include the following functions:
- Designed to complement a neighborhood with a mix of residential, commercial and retail
- Three-lane, drive-through apparatus bay with a capacity of five apparatus
- Automatic-release carbon-monoxide vehicle exhaust system
- Eight individual sleeping rooms with future expansion for two additional sleeping rooms
- Bathrooms shared by every two sleeping rooms
- Kitchen and dining area with three refrigerators, one for each shift
- Lieutenant's office adjacent to sleeping room
- Exercise area adjacent to sleeping rooms
- Firefighter pole
- Training/conference center for 50 people
- Breakroom for conference center
- Storage for training
- equipment
- Training lieutenant's office
- Backup 911 response center
- Police office and toilet
- Concrete paving at all locations
The facility achieved a LEED Gold rating.
Project Details
- Firm: Renaissance Group
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Design Team:
- Michael Terry, R.A., AIA, Architect of Record, Renaissance Group
- Ron Colin, NCARB, AIA, LEED AP, Project Manager, Renaissance Group
- Wesley Woolridge, P.E., Civil Engineering, Renaissance Group
- Walter Blalack, P.E., LEED AP, Mechanical Engineering, Smith Seckman Reid
- Kyle Maxwell, P.E., Structural Engineering, Smith Seckman Reid
- Robbie Hopkins, P.E., Electrical/Data Engineering, Smith Seckman Reid
- Alan Otts, P.E., Plumbing/Fire Protection Engineering, Smith Seckman Reid
- Jeff Gatlin, P.E., LEED AP, LEED Coordinator, Thompson Engineering
- Jay Vaughn, CET, LEED AP, Construction Project Manager, Belz Construction Services
- John Dennis, Construction Superintendant, Belz Construction Services
- Client: City of Germantown
- Location: Germantown, Tennessee
- Fire Chief: John Selberg
Project Data
- Project Area: 14,496 sq. ft.
- Total Cost: $3,154,252
- Cost per Square Foot: $218
- Completion Date: December 2011
- Does Total Cost Include Site Work?: Yes
- Is the Facility Sprinklered?: Yes
Entry Information
- Competition: 2012 Station Style Design Awards
- Category: Shared Facilities
- Category Citation: Notable
