City of Petaluma

Fire Station/Headquarters Building

August 30, 2006 Workshop

• City of Petaluma Chris Albertson, Fire Chief

Pat Smith, Fire Department Administration

• C3 Design Alliance F. Christopher Ford, Architect

Monica Ream, Designer

PRESENTING TONIGHT

PROJECT MISSION

• Replace the current Station No. 1• Consolidate all administration staff and services• Accommodate both current and future needs• Design and facility that is cost and space efficient• Implement the most effective building systems and technology

SITE ORIENTATION

Current Station 1 Future Site

TONIGHT’S PRESENTATION

Facility Programming• Operations• Space• Emergency Response

Community Design• Goals and Priorities• Site Context• Downtown Architecture

Your Questions and Comments

How do we get there?

FACILITY PROGRAMMING

BUILDING FROM THE INSIDE-OUT

Operation I Efficiency I Flexibility I Educational I Welcoming

CURRENT OPERATIONS: Station 1

one engine company

one ambulance company

three officers

one administrative assistant

CURRENT OPERATIONS: City Hall

one officer

three inspectors

one administrative assistant

PLANNED OPERATIONS: New Facility

one engine company

one truck company

one ambulance company

five officers

three inspectors

three administrative personnel

SPACE AND EQUIPMENT RESEARCH

office

• operations based programming• pictures and component designs• on-line interactive data base

PROJECTED SPACE NEEDS

Apparatus Bays and Support 8,300 SF

Firefighter Operations 1,400 SF

Administration 4,000 SF

Training Room, Meeting Rooms, EOC, and Community Room

3,600 SF

Firefighter Living Quarters 6,700 SF

TOTAL: 24,000 SF

DISTRIBUTION OF SPACE

Apparatus Bays/Equipment/Shops

Firefighter Operations

Administration

Training/Meeting/EOC/CommunityRooms

Firefighter Living Quarters

SITE ARRANGEMENT DIAGRAM

CONSIDERATIONS • Emergency Response• Apparatus Flow• Street Presence• Parking

COMMUNITY DESIGN

VIEWING THE PROJECT FROM OUTSIDE-IN

Global Regional Local Site Building

Sensitivity I Values I Environment I Efficiency I Functionality

LOCATION AND CONTEXT

• 100 ‘ x 200’ site• southern Gateway to Downtown • adjacent to Walnut Park• transition to the Warehouse District• within the Petaluma Specific Plan

CENTRAL PETALUMA SPECIFC PLAN

Map graphic

Recent new construction

• T-5 Urban Center• higher density mixed use infill• 3-story maximum

WALNUT PARK

• transition to downtown• link to the residential neighborhood• part of the southern gateway

DOWNTOWN ARCHITECTURE

READY TO JUMP IN?

WE ARE HERE TO LISTEN

City of Petaluma

Fire Station/Headquarters Building

August 30, 2006 Workshop