FIRE STATION #21 - Seattle, WA

A free-standing, exterior, sculptural work for the Greenwood Neighborhood Fire Station. FS 21 houses one engine company and the Fire Department’s Multiple Casualty Unit, specially equipped to respond to large numbers of medical emergency patients. The Miller Hull Partnership is designing the new station, which will be expanded on the site. The project scope includes a new station built to current safety standards.The facility is located at 7304 Greenwood Avenue N.

Jun 25, 2011

THE PROCESS

Click here to see what the finished sculpture will look like.

Stone #1 - first section being cut with the wire saw.

Stone #1 - second section being cut with the wire saw.

Stone sections being bored with 8" dia. drill.

Stone section with core removed.

Stacking sections #1-4 (10 sections total) with Jason Clauson from Seattle Solstice Stone.

Tracing templates for the glass sections.

The boulder ends will be donated to a local skatepark.

Sections #1-10 sawn, cored, and stacked.

Jun 24, 2011

LIGHTING TESTS

These images show the glass sections that will be placed between the stone sections. When the station is "quiet", the glass will glow blue/green. When there is an emergency, the glass will change to red/orange.