The Ingelheim fire station project was planned by the architectural firm Braunger Wörtz Architekten GmbH and was built between 2019 and 2021. The architectural firm 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 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 organisation. The clear external structure is reflected in the internal arrangement of the building. Under a common roof, the spacious vehicle hall unites all emergency vehicles, storage rooms, workshops and the washing hall. 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 construction and choice of materials are designed for cost-effectiveness and low maintenance by using prefabricated reinforced concrete elements. In order 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 formliners measuring 3 m x 1 m and 3.5 m x 1 m were used. The outer 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 washout 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. This creates a connection to the region.
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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