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Firehouse in Mexico City by 103 and bgp Arquitectura

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This is a firehouse in Mexico City designed by at 103 and bgp arquitectura. The new firehouse has both public and private spaces, including an information and recruitment point.

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The typical poles appear to be staggered [so the firemen aren’t dropping four storeys down a metal post] from floor to floor – and it looks like one pole is actually behind that vertical slit on the building’s facade [they seem to run along the column grid]. It’d be an exciting edition to the building’s facade if you could see firefighters sliding down that badass when there’s a fire…

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September 4, 2007 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 0

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