Walpole Fire Station

Walpole, New Hampshire

Client: Town of Walpole, NH
Year completed: In progress
Square footage: 13,000 square feet
Estimated cost of construction: $4.7 million

History
Michael Petrovick Architects worked with the Town of Walpole, NH, to design a partial renovation of their 8,500 fire station headquarters, including a 4,500-square-foot expansion to provide space for much-needed decontamination facilities and expanded EMS services.

Our initial study included an operational and space needs analysis of the existing station and programming to identify current and future needs. The information and outcomes of the study provided a concept plan to move forward into the design development phase for the project.

Assumption
The proposed renovation and expansion will provide new administrative offices, an Emergency Operation Center (EOC), three additional apparatus bays for ambulances, EMS storage, staff locker facilities, and a future dormitory space.

In addition, the renovation and expansion will provide space for hot, warm, and cool zones to control the entry and handling of carcinogen-contaminated fire and EMS personnel and equipment in the building and will enable the fire department to purchase larger, state-of-the-industry EMS vehicles so they may better serve the town.

The design will complement the historic architecture of the Connecticut River Valley community.

Approach
The renovation and expansion require separate apparatus bays for fire and EMS vehicles. Both hot zone apparatus bays will be complimented with warm zone decontamination areas flanking the centralized cool zone administration spaces.  

Alchemy
The 13,000 square-foot renovation and expansion require separate hot zone apparatus bays for fire and EMS vehicles, which will be complemented by warm zone decontamination areas flanking the centralized cool zone administration spaces. The administration headquarters includes offices, a dayroom, a radio room, an Emergency Operations Center (EOC), a community room with catering kitchen, and future expansion for five bunk rooms and living spaces.