Founded in 1970, Stewart-Cooper-Newell Architects has developed a diverse portfolio with a wide variety of project-types across the United States; including, Local Government, Law Enforcement, Fire/EMS, Emergency Services Training, Correctional/Judicial, Commercial and Religious. As a firm, our objective is to offer our clients architectural and planning services that are second-to-none.
Ken Newell provided an overview of fire station project management, from site selection and budgeting to design flow, plus a look at station design trends.
Firehouse Magazine has announced the winners of its third annual Station Design Awards program, which recognizes outstanding architecture and design from fire departments nationwide...
Fire departments and architect firms across the country are recipients of the Firehouse Station Design Awards for various fire station and facility categories.
The new fire/EMS station provides nearly 16,000 sq. ft. of living, sleeping and fitness areas along with office spaces, secure EMS storage areas and three drive-through apparatus...
Station No. 2 includes three drive-through bays, a decontamination room, a commercial-grade kitchen and dormitory-style bedrooms to accommodate as many as 10 members.
Aug. 14, 2023
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Ken Newell provided ways that a department's history can be incorporated into a renovated or new firehouse and to explain how that serves the community and current and retired...
Fire Stations No. 2 and No. 3 both are 12,185 square feet and include two drive-through bays, eight single-occupant bunkrooms and four private bathrooms.
The 2023 Station Design Conference will provide educational opportunities in blueprint reading, prototype fire stations, "free" land and the latest in apparatus bay technology...
Raleigh Fire Station No. 6 is two stories, has an administration office, a spacious kitchen and dayroom, eight cold bunks for crew and two captain bunks.
Fifty-two targeted presentations by end-users and architects provide a wealth of information for municipalities that are looking to build a firehouse, a combined public-safety...
The 2022 edition of the Station Design Conference will provide firehouse design educational opportunities in the realms of reducing firefighter exposure to carcinogens, shared...
Feb. 14, 2022
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Strategically located with signal preemption and landscape enhancements, the facility improves response times and integrates a police substation, exemplifying innovative, community...
This project faced unique land development challenges related to the Blue Ridge Mountains' delicate environment, including hydrology and sewer management in Mills River.
Aug. 19, 2025
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