City of Petaluma
Fire Station/
Headquarters
Building
August 30, 2006 Workshop
PRESENTING TONIGHT
• City of Petaluma
Chris Albertson, Fire Chief
Pat Smith, Fire Department Administration
• C3 Design Alliance
F. Christopher Ford, Architect
Monica Ream, Designer
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
How do we get there?
Facility Programming
• Operations
• Space
• Emergency Response
Community Design
• Goals and Priorities
• Site Context
• Downtown Architecture
Your Questions and Comments
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
• operations based programming
• pictures and component designs
• on-line interactive data base
office
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/Community
Rooms
Firefighter Living Quarters
SITE ARRANGEMENT DIAGRAM
CONSIDERATIONS
• Emergency Response
• Apparatus Flow
• Street Presence
• Parking
COMMUNITY DESIGN
VIEWING THE PROJECT FROM OUTSIDE-IN
Global
Regional
Sensitivity
I Values I
Local
Site
Building
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
• T-5 Urban Center
• higher density mixed use infill
• 3-story maximum
Map graphic
Recent new construction
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