Matlock Fire Station
Matlock Fire Station
Site Location: Matlock, Derbyshire
Client: Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
Services: Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering
Design Team:
Architect: James Totty Partnership
Contract Administrator: Make Consulting
Contractor: Davlyn Construction
As part of a cycle of redevelopment and modernisation of existing assets, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service are systematically modernising their existing Fire Stations. Matlock Fire Station was a dilapidated and outdated asset. The scheme sought to provide a replacement two storey Fire Station with associated appliance bays and training facilities including smoke house and training yard.
Key features
- New two storey steel braced frame with composite floors.
- Appliance bay with cantilevered external washbay to house four vehicles including specialist vehicles.
- New smokehouse training facility simulating residential and commercial property training scenarios. This includes a part subterranean structure to facilitate different training scenarios.
- Integration of SuDS into the overall scheme, providing a significant betterment to the previous site.
- Re-profiling of site levels.
- Project designed to respond sensitively to the local area and achieve a BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating.
Status: Completed 2024.
Value: £4.5m