City of Holland Kollen Park Fire Station
The City of Holland Kollen Park Fire Station renovation and addition project includes a complete renovation of the existing station and a 2,500-square-foot addition. The project involves upgrading the facility to meet modern safety standards, accommodate changing equipment needs, and improve operational efficiency. Designs also include modernizing the living quarters for the force’s future and providing firefighters with single-occupancy dorm rooms and unisex single-occupancy bathrooms. Kollen Park has decontamination rooms for dirty gear separate from the “turnout gear” room, where clean gear is available for the next run. Decontamination showers are also separate from living quarter showers.The idea behind the separation of these “hot” and “cold” zones in the station is to reduce firefighters’ exposure to cancer-causing contaminants and biohazards that come home with them on their gear. Integrated Architecture served as the architect of record and collaborated with BRW Architects on the design of this project.
"Integrated Architecture and BRW have demonstrated that fire stations are more than just ordinary buildings. They understand that fire stations play an integral part of the delivery of fire and emergency medical services in the community and provided a design that not only supports this mission but also promotes the health and safety needs of the firefighter/EMTs that deliver these important services. The designs meet current as well as the evolving needs of the department into the future."
Chris Tinney, EFO
Captain of Fire Operations
