Huayan Road Fire Station, Guizhou Building, Chinese Architecture, Images
Huayan Road Fire Station in Guizhou Province
Architectural Development, China ? design by West-line studio architects
19 Jun 2017
Huayan Road Fire Station
Architects: West-line studio
Location: Gui’an New District, Guizhou Province, China
Huayan Road Fire Station

The fire station is located at the very center of Guizhou Province, near its main city, Guiyang. The building grows in between two steep trapezoid-shaped picks, 30m high, facing Huayan Road, an important road artery.

The building is designed following a trapezoidal shape, clearly visible in its sections, which carries on the shape of the mountain. It gradually grows creating an iconic slope, from which only few elements pump out: the training tower on the north corner and the white central hall. The design of this hall is deliberately different from the rest of the building, aiming to create a holy space, the so called ‘Honor Hall’. A thick white and deep shadows characterize this high sharp space, used for ceremonies where to reward brave fire mans and to strengthen the spirit of the whole team.
The plan is quite complex, due to the morphological features of the site. The building is made by a succession of parallel bands to combine different programs and it is arranged on many levels.These are connected by outdoor corridors and boardwalk which, due to the mild temperatures, have been equipped with relax areas, re...