Award of Merit, Government/Public Buildings: Fairbanks Ranch Fire Station
Designed with classical and Spanish elements to complement the architecture in the surrounding community, the $5-million, 10,500-sq-ft station replaced a 3,000-sq-ft facility that was razed in 2010 in response to California's Essential Services Buildings Seismic Safety Act.
That law requires public-safety buildings to be 125% stronger than those serving non-safety functions. The new neighborhood fire station was delivered in April 2012 for the City of Rancho Santa Fe, north of San Diego.