Meppen focuses on the future: Sustainable new fire station building at Schützenhof

On the first floor, the changing areas with showers are directly accessible from the emergency parking lot, with direct access to vehicle hall I. This is framed by the wash bay, team management room and equipment maintenance room, ensuring that there is always a view of the vehicle yard. Visitors enter the building via the main entrance in the north-east. Opposite vehicle hall I is vehicle hall II, both of which form the vehicle yard that is closed to the west and open to the east. A passageway in the south-west facilitates access.

The upper floor houses meeting rooms and offices, the operations center and the common room with an outdoor terrace. This is where the emergency services spend time after operations and exercises to promote a sense of community.

The fire station is being built using sustainable timber construction with a recycled concrete floor slab. The timber frame walls and prefabricated façade elements ensure efficient construction and high precision. The building layout includes a training tower, forecourt, foyer, headquarters, side wing and vehicle yard. Optimizations include new bicycle parking spaces, reorganized changing rooms for the youth fire department and a covered entrance to the second vehicle hall.