Karlsdorf’s New Fire Station

A new fire station was built in Karlsdorf-Neuthard, with Werner Sobek was responsible for the structural engineering.

The building has a trapezoidal footprint with a width of 29 m and a length of 59 and 77 m, respectively, and consists of two different building volumes – a low-heated vehicle hall and the operational rooms.

High Earthquake Resistance

A special feature of the project is that the shear forces due to earthquakes are transmitted to the reinforced concrete cores through a cross-laminated timber slab that is only 6 cm thick. In addition, high ceiling loads are safely transferred via a wall-like beam made of cross laminated timber.