2010 F.I.E.R.O. Annual Fire Station Symposium

		2009 Fire Station Design Award Winners
		Honor Award
		Organization			Architect
		Alexandria Fire Department			Lemay Ericson Wilcox Architects
		The Station at Potomac Yard 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 firefighters, on-site training features, and 20 reserved parking spaces in the blow 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. Shared spaces include two community meeting rooms, two full levels of underground parking and a ground floor retail space to completed this innovative mixed-use municipal project. The fire station was allocated $6.6 million of the total $28 million project budget. The Station is targeting LEED Silver Certification and the residential portion of the building has received EarthCraft Certification for energy efficient construction.







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