Burnsville Fire Station No. 1 has been awarded the top Gold Award in Firehouse Magazine’s 2022 Station Design Awards, Career 1 category.
While many of the stations displayed an emphasis on mental and physical wellbeing, CNH’s design of the 45,000 square foot station went above and beyond the typical:
As stated by Firehouse, “A progressive response to the awareness of mental health and stress relief is the commitment of Burnsville, MN, Fire Station No. 1. Their new fire station includes indoor/outdoor spaces, a yoga room and a meditation plaza.”
Learn more about the award and winners here and view all winners here.
Congratulations to the Burnsville Fire Department, the City of Burnsville, project consultants EDI-Dolejs, HKGi, Larson Engineering, and all others who played a role in the success of this design and station.
Following is the official press release from Firehouse.
Contact: Janet.Wilmoth@firehouse.comJanet@Firehouse.com – (630) 258-0278
Firehouse Announces 2022 National Station Design Award Winners
Fort Atkinson, WI, November 15,2022—Firehouse Magazine announced the winners of its ninth annual Station Design Awards program, which recognizes outstanding architecture and design from fire departments and emergency facilities nationwide.
Gold, Silver and Bronze awards were issued across seven categories of facilities in this prestigious competition: Career 1 and 2, Satellite, Volunteer/Combination, Shared, Public Safety Training, and Renovation. All 61 participating entries will be published in the November issue of Firehouse Magazine and online at Firehouse.com/Stations.
Peter Matthews, Firehouse editor-in-chief said, “This is the ninth year of the awards, and we are excited to see the advances in fire station designs. It’s wonderful to see the coordination between fire departments and architectural firms to design stations with a focus on keeping firefighters trained and healthy to better serve their communities. As fire departments become true all-hazard response agencies, their training and equipment needs grow, and the new facilities offer improved opportunities for firefighters to hone their skills.”
According to Janet Wilmoth, special projects director to Firehouse, most of the entries this year included the Hot Zone design concept within stations and increased natural lighting in the living areas and fitness rooms. “The focus on firefighter health has significantly improved in the past seven years,” said Wilmoth. “Every entry this year is a winner for its improvement in health and safety for personnel and the service they provide their community.”
Winners were selected by a panel of seven judges, including fire chiefs and architects experienced in recent design and construction.
The 2022 Station Design Award winners are as follows:
Special Design Award—Charleston Fire Department Station 11, Charleston, SC
Architect: Liollio Architecture, Charleston, SC
Career I Fire Station Award Winners (stations 15,000 square feet and larger)
Gold Award—Burnsville Fire Station No. 1
Architect: CNH Architects, Apple Valley, MN
Silver Award—Ketchum Fire Station 1, Ketchum, ID
Architect: Cole Architects, Boise, ID and TCA Architecture + Planning, Seattle, WA
Bronze Award – DeLand Fire Station 81, DeLand, FL
Architect: SchenkelShultz Architecture, Orlando, FL
Career II Fire Station Award Winners (stations less than 15,000 square feet)
Gold Award—New Braunfels Fire Station No. 3, New Braunfels, TX
Architect: Brown Reynolds Watford Architects Inc., College Station, TX
Silver Award – Madera Fire Station No. 58, Madera, CA
Architect: RRM Design Group, San Luis Obispo, CA
Bronze Award – City of Dallas Fire Station No. 48, Dallas, TX
Architect: GSR Andrade Architects, Dallas, TX
Bronze Award –Longboat Key Fire Station #92, Longboat Key, FL
Architect—Sweet Sparkman Architecture and Interiors, Sarasota, FL
Satellite Fire Station Award Winners
Gold Award – Kirkland Fire Department Station 24, Kirkland, WA
Architect: TCA Architecture + Planning, Seattle, WA
Silver Award – City of Kannapolis Fire Station 2 & 3, Kannapolis, NC
Architect: Stewart-Cooper-Newell Architects, PA, Gastonia, NC
Bronze Award – West Chester Township Fire Station 73, West Chester Township, OH
Architect: emersion DESIGN, Cincinnati, OH
Shared Facilities Award Winners
Gold Award—Lawton Public Safety Center, Lawton, OK
Architect: Dewberry, Tulsa, OK
Silver Award—Clive Public Safety, Clive, IA
Architect: SVPA Architects, Inc., West Des Moines, IA
Bronze Award –Fire Station #10 + Logistics Support Center, Chesapeake, VA
Architect—RRMM Architects, PC, Chesapeake, VA
Station Renovation Award Winner
Bronze Award—Colorado Springs Fire Station #1 Remodel, Colorado Springs, CO
Architect: HB&A, LLC, Colorado Springs, CO
Training Facilities Award Winner
Gold Award—Tri-City Public Safety Simulated Scenario Village, Parma Heights, OH
Architect—DS Architecture in collaboration with Legat Architects, Cleveland, OH
Volunteer/Combination Fire Station Award Winners
Gold Award—City of Fairfax Department Station 33, Fairfax, VA
Architect: – FGM Architects, Reston, VA
Silver Award—Waterford Fire Station, Village of Waterford, NY
Architect: H2M architects + engineers, Troy, NY
Bronze Award—Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department – Station 2, Prince Frederick, MD
Architect: Bignell Watkins Hasser Architects, PC, Annapolis, MD
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