The Ingelheim fire station project was planned by the architectural firm Braunger Wörtz Architekten GmbH and was built between 2019 and 2021. The architectural office supervised the work phases 1-9 in the field of architecture and in the area of outdoor facilities.
The new fire brigade building was intended to strengthen the identity of the village in the long term in a previously unconcise environment. The architecture of the building conveys calm and clarity. The newly designed outdoor areas integrate the necessary functions in a natural way and promote optimal orientation and organization. The clear external structure is reflected in the internal arrangement of the building. The spacious vehicle hall unites all emergency vehicles, storage rooms, workshops and the wash hall under one roof. The social wing, which includes the fire brigade's operations centre, changing rooms, administrative offices and fitness rooms, is integrated into the cubature of the vehicle hall on two floors. In the eastern part of the upper floor, in addition to the relaxation rooms, there are also the youth and training rooms, which can be flexibly connected to each other and are optimally lit by shed roofs. Hose maintenance with the training tower forms a striking point at the end of the usage units. The design and choice of materials are designed for cost-effectiveness and low maintenance by using precast reinforced concrete elements. To give the sandwich panels a special aesthetic, the architects chose a ribbed structure from the RECKLI SELECT series. The 1/245 Nevada design is characterised by its clear, vertically aligned ribs, which enable a harmonious façade design despite different widths and arrangements. For a usable area of 130 m², two matrices with the dimensions 3 m x 1 m and 3.5 m x 1 m were used. The exterior walls, designed as sandwich prefabricated elements, consist of an inner reinforced concrete support shell, core insulation and an outer reinforced concrete cover shell decorated with this ribbed structure. Clear openings and incisions create contrasts and ensure light-flooded rooms. After stripping, the outer walls were treated with a wash-out gel to create a warm beige, sandy look that creates a connection to the regional environment. The surface was then given surface protection to optimally protect the exposed concrete from moisture and dirt. The aggregates of the concrete used come from the nearby Middle Rhine Basin. In this way, a connection to the region is established.
The project was awarded the BDA Architecture Prize Rhineland-Palatinate 2021 in 2021.
Text: Braunger Wörtz Architekten GmbH, RECKLI GmbH
Photos: Erich Spahn
The preparatory work for this project publication was carried out as part of the building construction theory in the seminar FACADE 4.0 at the FATUK of the RPTU through a student thesis by Fabienne Jost.
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