Paru le 20/12/2016 | Relié 256 pages
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translation Richard Lomax
The fire station
Charleroi
This book looks back at the now-completed project for constructing the new fire station for the Charleroi Fire Brigade. All sketches, plans, drawings and diagrams illustrate the intense links existing between the architectural design and the building's functionality.
Designed for sustainability and top energy and environmental performance, the fire station's structures, the selected materials and their use, together with the design of the specific fire-fighting facilities and the project management quality, have all contributed to achieving a building making things as comfortable and harmonious as possible for on-duty firemen, as can be seen in the photos of the site and the series of photos of the building and its inhabitants taken by Brussels photographer Marie-Françoise Plissart.
The project was realised by the architectural and engineering firm, Philippe samyn and Partners.
Philippe Samyn is a civil engineer, architect and planner and has a PhD in applied science. He founded Philippe Samyn and Partners in 1980.
Alain Sabbe is a civil engineer and architect, and similarly has a PhD in applied science. Alongside his professional work, he teaches or has taught in several universities and polytechnics in Belgium and France.
Hugues Wilquin is a civil engineer and architect, and similarly has a PhD in applied science. Alongside his professional work, he teaches or has taught in several universities and polytechnics in Belgium, France and Italy and has won a number of prizes in architecture.
