Batjala People
Queensland
Central Queensland
The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services North Coast Regional Headquarters and Maryborough Fire and Rescue Station, is a facility comprising 3 new purpose-built buildings and alterations and additions to an existing 1950’s Art Deco Fire Station.
The original Engine bays from the Art Deco brick building have been converted into a generous space open to the community. It provides the new entry to the entire facility, a venue for community information events, and a central unifying element within the site, tying the new buildings together and offering a common space for staff interaction.
The project is also an earnest demonstration of the QLD State Government’s pursuit to use sustainable and renewable materials, to reduce carbon emissions in buildings of this typology. The Regional Headquarters, Fire Station turnout rooms and Engine Rooms are entirely built from Cross Laminated Timber and Glu-Laminated Timber, underpinning the building’s material and tectonic expression.
“We have been overwhelmed with positive feedback from the Fire and Emergency Service team since moving into their new building. From the onset, the design team were focused on Mass Timber for the main structural elements, a concept fully supported from the Fire Service for its superior fire performance qualities, structural suitability, lighter weight construction and biophilic / aesthetic appeal. Being able to utilise the original 1950’s engine bays, an art deco statement in the heart of the CBD, as a space for the local community, also received positive publicity in our town which values its rich history and heritage.”
BIdisha Roy, Documentation
Daniel Foote, Design and Documentation
Lachlan Whitaker, Design and Documentation
Andrew Gold Landscape Architect, Landscape Consultant
Bligh Tanner, Structural Engineer
Cushway Blackford, Services Consultant
Engage Engineers, Hydraulic Consultant
ESQ, Civil Consultant
Hyne Timber, Structural Engineer
PKA, Acoustic Consultant
XLAM, Structural Engineer
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