Concorso caserma e deposito Maggia
Concorso caserma e deposito Maggia
Concorso caserma e deposito Maggia
Concorso caserma e deposito Maggia
Concorso caserma e deposito Maggia
Concorso caserma e deposito Maggia

Maggia, Ticino, 2013. Firehouse and storage competition:

The project, the result of a competition by invitation, was for the construction of a fire station with an adjoining municipal depot, which was to be built under the cantonal road linking the different urban parts of Maggia.

Hence the idea of a strong image as a landmark within the urban fabric. The building consists of two compositional elements, a massive horizontal basement in exposed reinforced concrete, and a vertical building resting on the basement. The latter represents the real attraction, the red colour hiding behind the scenographic façade composed of undulating vertical blades, ideally referring to fire. Depending on the view one has of the building, one can perceive the intensity of the flame and at night, the artificial light emphasises this atmosphere.

Magazzino pompieri