Vitra fire station 19911993 one of her first clients was rolf fehlbaum the presidentdirector general of the swiss furniture firm vitra, and later, from 2004 to 2010, a member of the jury for the prestigious pritzker architecture prize. Extravagance meets emergency response in perhaps the most famous fire station in the world. Zaha hadid vitra fire station hagop tejirian archinect. Knowing that its company fire brigade could only combat a fire in its initial stages and could not replace the public fire services, vitra decided to disband its. Knowing that its company fire brigade could only combat a fire in its initial stages and could not. It consists of spaces for fire engines, showers and changing rooms for the firemen as well as a conference.
Press release zaha hadid early paintings and drawings 8 december 2016 12 february 2017 serpentine sackler gallery in partnership with swarovski. Hadids break through came in 1993 with the design of a fire station for the vitra factory in weilamrhei, germany. Long admired for her dazzling paper architecture, in recent years hadid has won much critical and popular acclaim with her built work, and this volume features such celebrated highprofile projects as the vitra fire station in weil am rhein, germany, the mind zone at the millennium dome outside of london, and the legendary monsoon bar in tokyo. Dame zaha hadid, dbe passed away in miami in the early hours of thursday, 31 march. See more ideas about zaha hadid, zaha hadid architects and.
Jan 07, 2015 campus vitra fire station zaha hadid written by greallegretti the vitra fire station is hadids showcased work that delves into the deconstructivist theoretical language that she developed through her paintings as a conceptual mediator of finding spatial relationships and form. Pdf zaha hadids techniques of architectural formmaking. Description vitra company fire station by zaha hadid, weil am rhein, germany. Ingels says he first discovered hadid s work in 1993. Zaha hadid began her remarkable architectural career in the late 1970s, it would not be until the 1990s that her work would lift out her drawings and paintings to be realized in physical form.
Zaha hadids first completed building is perhaps the most famous fire station in the world apart from the one in ghostbusters, with a gestural, pointy porch that yells. Bank, focuses on hadids early works before her first building vitra fire station, germany was erected in 1993. Vitra fire station german zaha hadid building earchitect. Zaha hadid designed the stage set for the pet shop boys world tour. Conceived as the endnote to existing factory buildings, the vitra fire station defines rather than occupies space emerging as a linear, layered series of walls. Our intention was to place the elements of our commission in such a way that they. Prima, the name of the installation, composed of five highly polished components that can be arranged in. The vitra fire station in weilamrhein was created after a major fire occurred on the vitra campus in 1981.
In 1972 she moved to london uk, to join the association of architecture where she graduated with honors in 1977 and served as a teacher soon after. Introduction vitras name is associated with a new interpretation of architecture. Today, the weil fire services are responsible for the vitra campus. The fire station is the very first building complex designed by zaha hadid. The iraqibritish architect zaha hadid was recognised in 2004 with the renowned pritzker architecture prize from the hyatt foundation. Swarovski installation vitra fire station zaha hadid. Introduction vitra s name is associated with a new interpretation of architecture. Vitra fire station zaha hadid free download as pdf file. The relatively small structure serves as a showcase for the unusual shapes and angles that architectural critics had admired in her conceptual work throughout the 1980s, with unbuilt projects such as her winning entry for the peak international design competition for. Vitra fire station building, weil am rhein, germany. Prima, the name of the installation, composed of five highly polished components that can be arranged in different configurations to create adaptable. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled gnu free documentation license.
Her other built works from this period included a housing project for iba housing 198993 in berlin, the mind zone exhibition. The vitra fire station in weil am rhein was zaha hadid s first built project. The vitra fire station, designed for the factory complex of the same name in weilamrhein, germany, was the among the first of hadid s design projects to be built. She established her own company zaha hadid architects, in 1979. In october 2008, she guestedited wallpaper magazine. Vitra fire station, weil am rhein, germany, built 1990 1993. While vitra fire station was basically still a twodimensional collage of surfaces, meanwhile she confronts us with structures that have multiple curves and complex free forms and transition features that have never been seen before. The possibilities offered by it also transformed hadid s design language. Vitra fire station in germany by zaha hadid architects. This is the first largescale project of zaha hadid, after her, as an architechts, career took off and she became known to the general public. Jun 14, 20 the vitra fire station, zaha hadids first major built work, turned 20 this week. Jun 11, 20 prima by zaha hadid for swarovski at vitra fire station on the vitra campus, weil am rhein, germany. Danish architect bjarke ingels reflects on the huge impact visiting zaha hadid s vitra fire station had on him as a student in the next movie from our exclusive video series.
Birsfelden its headquarters switzerland and the vitra campus in weil am rhein germany have buildings designed by some of the worlds most influential architects. This imposing building is based on a number of intersecting geometrical shapes, with the main road running through its centre. Vitra fire station, weil am rhein, germany, by zaha hadid, 198993. In 1989, fehlbaum had invited frank gehry, then littleknown, to build a design museum at the vitra factory in weilamrhein. The vitra fire station, designed for the factory complex of the same name in weilamrhein, germany, was. Composed of a series of sharply angled planes, the structure resembles a bird in flight. Together with the basel fire services, they assume the role of protecting the vitra campus. After her first building was commissioned and built in 1994, the vitra fire station in germany, her.
Prima will be showcased outside the fire station from 12 june to 11 august 20. This winter, the serpentine presents an exhibition of paintings and drawings by renowned architect zaha hadid 19502016. A 52minute documentary where zaha hadid discusses her current work while taking the camera through her retrospective exhibition zaha hadid has arrived. Zaha hadid aureate essay pritzker architecture prize. Bjarke ingels on vitra fire station by zaha hadid dezeen. Feb 09, 2017 the vitra fire station was the first fullscale work by zaha hadid ever to be realised and is regarded today along with frank gehrys building for the vitra design museum as a key work. Collision of the surrounding geometries resulted into generating vitra fire station form, germany courtesy of zahahadid. Oct 08, 2017 finished in 1993, vitra fire station is one of her early works that put her design into reality. Vitra fire stationweil am rhein d1993zaha hadid modern. German emergency service building design by zaha hadid architects.
The vitra fire station, designed for the factory complex of the same name in weilamrhein, germany, was the among the first of hadids design projects to be built. The vitra fire station, designed for the factory complex of the same name in weilamrhein, germany, was the among the. Station was basically still a twodimensional collage of surfaces, meanwhile she confronts us with structures that have multiple curves and. Other articles where vitra fire station is discussed. The vitra fire station by architect zaha hadid was built in weil am rhein, germany in 19911993. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. After the major fire in 1981, vitra decided it would be a good idea to have a fire brigade. A virtual tour of zaha hadids most iconic buildings. Vitra fire station design zaha hadid patrik schumacher project architect patrik schumacher design team simon koumjian edgar gonzalez kar wha ho voon yeewong craig kiner cristina verissimo maria rossi daniel r. Zaha hadid was once the highest paid architect in the world. Hadid founded zaha hadid architects in 1979 and completed her first building, the vitra fire station, germany in 1993. She studied mathematics at the american university of beirut lebanon in 1968.
Her firstever built project was commissioned by vitra. Hadid taught at the aa school until 1987 and has since held numerous chairs and guest professorships at universities around the world including columbia, harvard and yale. The fire station was the first international design work of zaha hadid and demonstrates her technique of mixing polygons with. She rendered the structure as the confluence of overlapping fields, each field delineating the motion of a particular mode of transit. Zaha hadids prima installation for swarovski launched at. The possibilities offered by it also transformed hadids design language. Starting her architectural career in the 1970s, it wasnt until 1994 that hadids drawings were realized in physical form and she completed her first project for vitra, the renowned swiss furniture company. Zaha hadid was commissioned with designing a building for it. Vitra fire station zaha hadid mathematics nature free 30day. Zaha hadid architects unveiled a celebratory installation that is commissioned by crystal manufacturer swarovski to mark the twentieth anniversary of the opening of the vitra fire station, zaha hadid architectss first completed building. Press release 19 january 2017 zaha hadid there should be no end to experimentation 17 march 6 april 2017 artistree, taikoo place, 979 kings road, quarry bay, hong kong. Oakley nicola cousins david gomersall olaf weishaupt local architect roland mayer lorrach, germany. Swarovski has commissioned zaha hadid to create a celebratory installation marking the completion twenty years ago of her first major built project, the fire station at vitra campus, weil am rhein, germany. Collision of the surrounding geometries resulted into generating vitra fire station form, germany courtesy of zaha hadid.
See more ideas about zaha hadid, zaha hadid architects and architecture. The vitra fire station was the first fullscale work by zaha hadid ever to be realised and is regarded today along with frank gehrys building for the vitra design museum as a key work of socalled deconstructivism and of late twentiethcentury architecture in general. The vitra fire station in weil am rhein was zaha hadids first built project. The vitra fire station was a design of rare daring and power, and with its completion, she succeeded. In this exclusive movie, danish architect bjarke ingels reflects on the huge impact visiting zaha hadids vitra fire station had on him as a. Jun 17, 2016 this video shows danish architect bjarke ingels reflecting on the huge impact visiting zaha hadid s vitra fire station had on him as a student. Vitra fire station has already turned 23, but it still appears almost untouched by age.
Hadid aptly took the activity of moving cars, trams, pedestrians, and bicycles as the basis for the design of a tram station and 800 space parking lot in strasbourg, france. However, by the architecture itself, the main focus of design is the construction of space. Vitra fire station zaha hadid architecture, concept. Fire station vitra campus weil am rhein germany youtube. We initiated our design with a study of the overall factory site. It took a fire to give a paper architect the chance to realize her first commission. Oakley nicola cousins david gomersall olaf weishaupt local architect.
This article was originally published on april 21, 2016. Zaha hadids first completed building is perhaps the most famous fire station in the world apart from the one in ghostbusters, with a gestural, pointy porch that yells emergency. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Zaha was born on october 31, 1950 in baghdad, iraq. Hadid succeeded conceptually and perceptually in splitting space.
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