Situated on a former underground tank farm abandoned by the Navy, the City of North Charleston decided to construct a new fire station to meet the needs of the surrounding neighborhood. Recognizing the importance of revitalizing a community that has faced challenges since the closure of the Navy base, the city aimed to create a standout piece of architecture.

The design team developed a two-story, five-bay station that now plays a crucial role in the area’s long-term redevelopment plan for the 10-acre site. The fire station is built on a piled foundation with earthquake drains, ensuring its status as an IBC Essential Facility. The first floor houses the apparatus bays (equipped with a whole bay exhaust system), offices, a community/training room, an exercise room, and support spaces. The second floor features a dayroom, kitchen, dining room, and 12 bunkrooms. To enhance the crew’s efficiency, the station includes both a sliding pole and a firefighter’s slide for quick movement between floors to aid in the station’s response time.
The fire department requested the design team incorporate training opportunities into the station’s design, which included anchor-off points for rappelling, opportunities for Denver Drills, laddering props, confined site props, etc.

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Awards & Recognitions: 2016 FIERO Merit Award, 2016 Fire House Station Design Award Career Notable 

​Consultant Team: ADC Engineering, Inc. (Structural Engineering) • Live Oak Consultants (Civil Engineering) • DWG Consulting Engineers (MEP Engineering) • S&ME (Geotechnical
Engineer) • Aiken Cost Consultants (Cost Estimating)

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