buildings of distinction
‘‘I
THINK THE NEW SHIPYARD STATION,
different on that one. New buildings are proliferating along the
from a traditional aspect, is going to look even
Market Street corridor, and the station had to fit in.
better than this station,” Blackley said. “Above
“They didn’t want it to look too traditional because that
the apparatus doors, it’s going to have an arch
location is just booming with development,” Loudermilk says.
like the old fire stations. The façade-looking
“But we’ve still got brick. And we’ve still got an arch that
hose tower will be in the center of the station
goes all the way across the three doors. Even though it looks
rather than on the side.”
more modern, you’ve still got the traditional elements you can
Loudermilk is also lead architect for the county’s newest fire
incorporate.”
station, under construction in Ogden. The design direction was
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