Feuerwache weil am rhein zaha hadid biography

First construction by architect Zaha Hadid, in Weil am Rhein, Germany

The Vitra Fire Station is a concrete and steel building of &#;m² (9,&#;sq&#;ft) located at the Vitra Furniture factory in Weil am Rhein, Germany.^[1] Completed in , it was the first constructed project by Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid.

Construction

The roof and walls are constructed of exposed, reinforced in-situ cast concrete.^[2] The geometric design and forced perspectives give the sense of movement and momentum.

Its construction began in and ended in ^[3] The exterior of the building consists of sharply angled planar surfaces.^[4] The architecture of the building has been likened to Deconstructivism.

The building was constructed as a self-contained fire station for the furniture factory after a fire destroyed parts of the factory in

Design

Architect Nicholas Grimshaw was hired to redesign of the damaged factory complex.

His original proposal