Moià Fire Station

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A compact, austere building that gives prominence to the structure as an expression of its presence in the territory. A sequence of porticoes perpendicular to the street and the landscape project asymmetrical overhangs that enhance the transparency between the two parts of the territory, constructing a plane 7 metres above the ground that seems to float above the fields. A neutral and modular element that will easily allow for future extensions.

The double scale of a portico embedded in another portico, like a Russian doll, resolves the coexistence between the domesticity required by the fireman who lives in the park and the size of the lorries that live in the garage. A single gesture that systematises and unites.

The industrialisation demanded in the competition to build the Park in the shortest possible time is resolved by means of elements made in the workshop and assembled on site. A laminated timber skeleton forms the double pillars (to give slenderness) and the beams braced by these pillars. Wooden sandwich panels modulate the façade in a checkerboard pattern that shades the relationship between interior and exterior according to their uses.

A construction based on the efficiency of materials, where no waste is produced due to its industrialisation and where CO2 is fixed through the use of wood - a material symbol of the 21st century and an ideal choice due to its low conductivity compared to, for example, steel.
The material is structure, protection and enclosure at the same time.

Author: Josep Ferrando, Mar Puig de la Bellacasa i Delàs, Manel Casellas Oteo, Pedro García Hernández

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Moià Fire Station

Josep Ferrando Architecture, Mar Puig de la Bellacasa i Delàs, Manel Casellas Oteo, Josep Ferrando, Pedro García Hernández

A compact, austere building that gives prominence to the structure as an expression of its presence in the territory. A sequence of porticoes perpendicular to the street and the landscape project asymmetrical overhangs that enhance the transparency between the two parts of the territory, constructing a plane 7 metres above the ground that seems to float above the fields. A neutral and modular element that will easily allow for future extensions. The double scale of a portico embedded in another portico, like a Russian doll, resolves the coexistence between the domesticity required by the fireman who lives in the park and the size of the lorries that live in the garage. A single gesture that systematises and unites. The industrialisation demanded in the competition to build the Park in the shortest possible time is resolved by means of elements made in the workshop and assembled on site. A laminated timber skeleton forms the double pillars (to give slenderness) and the beams braced by these pillars. Wooden sandwich panels modulate the façade in a checkerboard pattern that shades the relationship between interior and exterior according to their uses. A construction based on the efficiency of materials, where no waste is produced due to its industrialisation and where CO2 is fixed through the use of wood - a material symbol of the 21st century and an ideal choice due to its low conductivity compared to, for example, steel. The material is structure, protection and enclosure at the same time.
Mostres d'Arquitectura (Comarques Centrals)

Shortlisted. Category: Buildings of new plant for public use

Moià Fire Station

Josep Ferrando Architecture, Mar Puig de la Bellacasa i Delàs, Manel Casellas Oteo, Josep Ferrando, Pedro García Hernández
EU Mies Award

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Moià Fire Station

Josep Ferrando Architecture, Mar Puig de la Bellacasa i Delàs, Manel Casellas Oteo, Josep Ferrando, Pedro García Hernández