South Montgomery County Texas Fire Station #2, Spring, Texas
Posted
06/4/2011
The
fast-growing community needed this 9,500-square-foot fire station
to ensure fast response time to emergency calls from its 40,000
residents. A metal building system combined with traditional
sidewall materials provided a cost-effective solution that helped
to completed the facility below the originally projected cost.
The new, two-bay fire station, nestled on more than 6 acres in
the piney forest north of Houston, was planned with offices, study,
workout room, laundry facility, four dormitory-style rooms, two
apparatus bays, a storage mezzanine and kitchen/dining area. The
project was the first new building constructed by the Fire District
since the early 1980s, and will be staffed 24/7 by a four-man crew
of professional firefighters. Backup generators with enough
capacity to power the entire station make the facility
self-sufficient during power outages and ensure reliable
communications, even during disasters. A stormwater retention pond
provides a water source for landscape irrigation, on-site training
exercises and an environmentally attractive amenity.
The $2.6-million project utilized a Widespan structural system
and MR-24 standing-seam metal roof system with factory-coated green
panels from Butler Manufacturing. The walls combined splitfaced CMU
veneer with cast stone accents.
Construction manager-at-risk: Teal Construction Co.,
Houston
Architect: KA Hickman Architects & Interior Designers, Round
Rock, Texas
Metal building and roof panels: Butler Manufacturing, Kansas City,
Mo., www.butlermfg.com
www.butlermfg.com