[jetsetter]

Not perfect but a worthy effort. I would have done more with the window openings but still, quite nice.

The Station At Potomac Yard - Alexandria, Virginia




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Project Name: The Station At Potomac Yard

Brick Manufacturer: Hanson Brick www.hansonbrick.com

Brick Distributor: Potomac Vally Brick www.pvbrick.com

Architect: LeMay Erickson Willcox Architects (see note below) www.lewarchitects.com

Landscape Architect: Land Design www.landdesign.com

Builder: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. www.whiting-turner.com

Photographer: Eric Taylor Photography www.erictaylorphoto.com

Competition Entered: 2010 Brick In Architecture Awards Competition

Awards Won: Gold

Project Description: The Station at Potomac Yard (Fire Station No. 209) is the first new fire station built in Alexandria in 40 years. The new 21,953 s.f. four-bay station incorporates offices, day spaces, operational support spaces, including HAZMAT response, private bunkrooms with pass-through lockers for 15 fire fighters, on-site training features, and 20 reserved parking spaces in the below grade parking garage. Seizing a unique opportunity, the building design also provides work force housing with 64 apartments located on four floors above the station. A completely separate public entry serves the apartments, which consist of 3, 2, and 1 bedroom units organized around an elevated outdoor terrace located above the apparatus bays and which provides private outdoor activity space for the residents and their guests. Shared spaces include two community meeting rooms, two full levels of underground parking and a ground floor retail space which complete this innovative mixed-use municipal project. The Station is targeting LEED Silver Certification.

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