Project Description
The Cherryland Fire Station is a new 11,968 SF one-company fire station project designed to meet the current operational needs of the Alameda County Fire Department. In addition, the project will serve as a civic catalyst for the redeveloping neighborhood context, leveraging the symbolic aspects of a fire station through transparency and an evocative material palette. It sets a precedent for positive investment in the community.
As a unique addition to the traditional fire station operational functions, this fire station will include a community “health portal” clinic within the fire station. This health clinic utilizes on-site EMTs, as well as external health care providers to offer clinical services to the Cherryland Community. This combined facility will be designed to meet the local public safety and public health needs for of unincorporated Alameda County.
This station is located in a redeveloping mixed-use neighborhood, with site constraints including sensitive residential uses on each adjacent parcel, a railroad track to the rear, and a narrow site configuration complicating the drive-through apparatus approach. The design solution strategically locates the station to mitigate the given constraints, and respond sensitively to the project neighbors.
Awards:
Built Design Award, 2018 Award of Merit for Design Excellence AIA Redwood Empire
Unbuilt Design Award, 2014 Citation for Design Excellence AIA Redwood Empire