The arsenal of the Pöstlingberg volunteer fire brigade is very exposed, with a great view of Linz. The new premises for the Pöstlingberg volunteer fire brigade were planned in an extension to an existing building (former post office). The fire brigade is „on display“ – the emergency vehicles are visible through the glass facades and can be admired by young and old on the way to Linz’s local mountain. The idea of ​​a clear, very simply functioning operation determines the appearance of the fire station and the choice of architectural means. The building reacts to the location and the defined spatial program with its position, the distribution of paths and functions as well as the materials and constructions. The polarity of the two parts – old building/new building – is deepened in the material concept. Corresponding to the technical milieu of the fire service, concrete, galvanized steel and glass characterize the new building.
The massive concrete base of the new building intersects with the slope. The façade above is entirely in glass – room-high in the vehicle hall and from chest height in the cloakrooms and ancillary rooms in the basement. In contrast to the smooth slope-side facades, the lowered entrance gates give the cubature on the front a plastic depth and clearly formulated entrances. A crash barrier limits the forecourt and serves as impact protection for the glazing in the vehicle hall. The warehouse is directly accessible from the outside and can be used flexibly – closed off from the vehicle hall by means of a roller door or open. The cloakrooms, showers and the decoration room, as well as other ancillary rooms, are located in a functional sequence for everyone on the lower floor. A separate staircase to the vehicle hall from this area shortens the operating times and ensures a separation of dirty and clean aisles. All rooms in the basement are flooded with light and ventilated via the generous light band.