This facility received a Career 2 Gold in the 2021 Firehouse Station Design Awards. Find the full list of winners here.
Built in tandem with Georgetown Firehouse No. 6, Georgetown Firehouse No. 7 provides coverage and improves response time to east Georgetown and its extraterritorial jurisdictions. As the seventh station to be constructed in the city of Georgetown, Firehouse No. 7 provides fire protection and emergency medical services to this rapidly developing region of the city.
Within two miles of Southwestern University and historic downtown Georgetown, Firehouse No. 7’s design takes inspiration from the area’s context and creates a complementary relationship with the vernacular architecture of the area. The building envelope of Firehouse No. 7 harmoniously blends the heavy masonry of Southwestern University’s Richardsonian Romanesque and limestone structures with the approachable scale and symmetry of downtown’s turn-of-the-century main street storefronts. A true marriage of architectural styles, Firehouse No. 7 integrates seamlessly with the aesthetic of the community.
At 13,573 square feet, Firehouse No. 7 is designed to accommodate future area growth with three double-stacked, pull-through apparatus bays, a battalion chief suite, offices for five personnel, and living quarters for as many as 11 firefighters and paramedics. For additional security, the watch office overlooks the apparatus bays, the front of the station and the secure lobby.
The SCBA shop and decontamination areas are strategically located directly off of the bays. The living area of the station is equipped with a utility room, an exercise room and an open-concept kitchen/dining room/dayroom. Flanking the exercise room are two covered patios. The first patio is an outdoor workout area that has a direct connection to the exercise room via a roll-up sectional door. The second patio is an outdoor eating space, which is accessible from the kitchen and features a built-in natural gas grill. The treatment room that’s located within the secure lobby provides a dedicated clean area for paramedics to care for walk-up patients.
Architect/Firm Name: Brown Reynolds Watford (BRW) Architects
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