Vitra fire station

Zaha Hadid - Zaha Hadid Architects: Vitra Fire Station in Weil am Rhein, Germany

Visiting Zaha Hadid's Vitra Fire Station was an "eye-opening experience" says Bjarke Ingels

Our physical model of the Vitra Fire Station building for a Spatial Design course. IAT 233. The model was constructed mostly of mill/chip board.

We continue our series on deconstructivism by looking at Zaha Hadid's first major built work, the Vitra Fire Station in Weil am Rhein, Germany.

Vitra fire Station Zaha Hadid

The Vitra Fire Station, designed by Zaha Hadid, is characterized by the absence of any right angles and the use of sloping surfaces.

zaha hadid celebrates 20 year anniversary of vitra fire station, her first major commission as well as the development of her practice and potential of architecture.

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(sobre Zaha Hadid) 1. É incontestável que a cultura tem necessidade dos seus ídolos, dos seus máximos pontos de referência. Numa sociedade inteiramente consciente, a cultura teria um lugar central, uma vez que é na cultura que se definem, que se pensam e repensam uma série de valores, de comportamentos e de ideias que não só orientam uma sociedade, como contêm sempre o embrião de novas orientações para a mesma sociedade, permitindo a evolução e a renovação. Evidentemente, nem nessa sociedade…

Vitra Fire Station, Weil am Rhein, Germany; © Christian Richters, via Architecture.com