Famed, and award-winning, Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Vieira designed this volunteer fire station and barracks in Santo Tirso, Portugal, complete with a circular-shaped training tower.
Divided over three floors, the goal of the complex was to bring all services and functions under one roof, with lots of thought given to circulation and flow.
Overall the structure utilizes brick and concrete for materials with a strong linear feel with regards to design. The garage takes it a step further with its grid-like pattern.
I love how clean the interior is with the white and gray paint divided by the continuous line.
Photos by Joao Morgado – Architecture Photography.
jef on 02.22.2013 at 13:57 PM
Looks like an old Goldeneye level or something.
Rafael Gonzalez on 03.23.2013 at 05:25 AM
Looks pretty clean, it looks nicer from the outside than from the inside I think. If I’d work inside there all day I could get the sense of being in a rather military like building. Perhaps some art or fire fighter photo’s can do a trick.