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2007 Honor for Excellence in Architectural Design
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Architect
Axis Architecture + Interior,
Shelbyville, Indiana
Project
Shelbyville Fire Station #1
and Headquarters,
Shelbyville, Indiana
Photographer
Greg Murphy Studios, Inc.,
Trafalgar, IN
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Project
Description:
The Shelbyville Fire Station No.1 is a true urban fire station located
in the center of the City of Shelbyville. The architect was challenged
with designing a modern building that meshed in with the historic
massing of surrounding buildings of a small Indiana City.
The architect began this project with a study of the history of
Shelbyville and a survey of the buildings located in the downtown
area adjacent to the site. This information was used as a baseline
for the context for the design. The architect developed a concept
that utilized the entire width of the site with parking and all
site utilities at the rear of the site so that the front could
be unobstructed. A tower at the intersection between the living
quarters and the apparatus bay was employed to emulate and compete
with other surrounding structures solidifying the Fire Station’s
civic presence.
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The
Shelbyville Fire Station No.1 is designed and successfully serves
as a fire station, department headquarters and community center
for the residents of Shelbyville, Indiana. This project has definitely
been an example of good design in civic architecture effecting
a populous in a positive way while showing that good design can
be available within budget and within the set schedule.
Jury Comments:
“We like that we can see context…that it’s respectful of
that context and takes clues from that context but it’s also its own
thing”
“It’s a use that may not naturally fit into a Main
Street location but…they’ve done a good job of making
an architecture that is amiable to pedestrian traffic…”
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About
The AIA Indiana
Architectural Design Awards
Excellence
in Design Awards are presented by AIA Indiana as follows:
For Excellence in Architectural Design, buildings and structures,
architects and owners are presented with awards. Honor being
the most prestigious, Merit the
second most prestigious, and Citation the
third most prestigious category. Entries are accepted from architects
throughout Indiana, and award winners are selected by an independent
jury.
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