OVERVIEW
After designing the expansion of the original 1962 footprint to house its growing equipment fleet, Curry Architects was called on again to redesign and renovate Station 32 for the Pikesville Fire Company. The project was a massive exercise in space planning, where the underutilized bingo hall was repurposed into a community gathering and training space, new offices, a conference room, a fitness center, and lounges. The commercial kitchen was transformed, including a kosher-designated area, for daily use by round-the-clock volunteers. The reconfiguration of the lower level allowed for significant changes on the second floor with the addition of multiple bathrooms, private showers, laundry facilities, sleeping berths, and private quarters, bringing the station into the 21st century to accommodate its mixed-gender volunteer workforce.
Photography covering the walls throughout Station 32 and historic memorabilia in the new museum space, formerly the bingo hall lobby, showcase its rich heritage as the second-oldest fire company in the area. The museum space exterior has an updated façade with the fire station bell proudly on display on a new brick entry veranda. Other building façade improvements include the hose tower, which was repainted and lit to make Station 32 visible from the street.
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