The year 2000 was the turning point in her life because she got a contract for designing an art museum. Today, Vitra's product line consists of designer furniture for use in offices, homes and public areas. Enter Philippe Starck's universe and discover his creations, ideas, projects, collaborations and news. It was Ando's first work outside Japan. Zaha Hadid Architects unveiled a celebratory installation that is commissioned by crystal manufacturer Swarovski to mark the twentieth anniversary of the opening of the Vitra Fire Station, Zaha Hadid Architects’s first completed building. Born in Baghdad in 1950, she became the first woman in her own right to receive the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004, and the RIBA Gold Medal in 2015. 04103 Leipzig, Halle, Germany. The functions were performed by workers in the same factory. We work at all scales and in all sectors. The Vitra Fire Station, designed for the factory complex of the same name in Weil-am-Rhein, Germany, was the among the first of Hadid’s design projects to be built. Alte Messe. Knowing that its company fire brigade could only combat a fire in its initial stages and could not replace the public fire services, Vitra decided to disband its fire brigade a few years later. In 1977 Rolf Fehlbaum took over the management of Vitra. Since that time, the rooms have been used for events and exhibitions held by the Vitra Design Museum. It is characterized by a highly ordered spatial articulation with a large part of its volume concealed below grade. IAT 233. Later, in 1999, she got an opportunity to design Bergisel Ski Jump. The sculpture-like building was cast in concrete on site. The Fire Station is a sculpture of cast in-situ concrete that contrasts with the orthogonal order of the adjacent factory buildings like the frozen image of an explosion in a photograph. 950 projects 44 countries 400 staff 55 nations Welcome to the interactive archive of Zaha Hadid Architects. Together with the Basel fire services, they assume the role of protecting the Vitra Campus.The Fire Station is the very first building complex designed by Zaha Hadid. After the major fire in 1981, Vitra decided it would be a good idea to have a fire brigade. Vitra company fire station by Zaha Hadid, Weil am Rhein, Germany. In 1984 the partnership that had been formed with Herm… It is the manufacturer of the works of many internationally renowned furniture designers. After a major fire destroyed a large part of the Vitra production facilities in Weil am Rhein in 1981, British architect Nicholas Grimshaw was commissioned to design new factory buildings and develop a master plan for the company premises. Positioned alongside the angular features of the neighbouring production facilities, it has the effect of a frozen explosion. Google Trips Alternative What to See in Europe What to See in Germany What to See in Baden-Württemberg What to See in Freiburg What to See in Lörrach Best Three Star Hotels in Weil am Rhein Vitra Conference Pavilion Vitra Design Museum Basel Münster Gate of … Inspired by his acquaintance with Frank Gehry in the mid-1980s, Vitra departed from Grimshaw’s plan for a unified corporate project. Constructed as a working firehouse within the Vitra furniture design and manufacturing complex (after a fire some years earlier proved the need for such a structure), the building was intended to serve all of Vitra's buildings which at the time fell outside the range of neighboring fire districts. In 1984 the partnership that had been formed with Herman Miller was terminated by mutual consent.