Welcome to our Studio 6 mid-term projects. Below, you can read the project brief. We invite you to click on the names of our students above, review their projects and leave architecturally relevant comments that will enable them to grow as Architectural Technologists. THANK YOU!
Project Brief - Fire Station 204, Brampton, Ontario
Can you imagine living in a house that you know is making you sick? That’s what is happening to many fire fighters around the world. Their exposure to toxins and noxious chemicals is an on-the-job hazard and is shortening their lives.
A lot of these toxins come from the act of firefighting itself, but a lot are brought back to the station on gear and equipment. Additionally, the diesel engines of the firetrucks themselves are pumping noxious exhaust, even to a limited amount, into the garages of the stations, that are attached directly to the crews’ living/sleeping quarters...
Can you imagine living in a house that you know is making you sick? That’s what is happening to many fire fighters around the world. Their exposure to toxins and noxious chemicals is an on-the-job hazard and is shortening their lives.
A lot of these toxins come from the act of firefighting itself, but a lot are brought back to the station on gear and equipment. Additionally, the diesel engines of the firetrucks themselves are pumping noxious exhaust, even to a limited amount, into the garages of the stations, that are attached directly to the crews’ living/sleeping quarters...