The City of Calgary is partnering with local developer RNDSQR to build a mixed-use fire station in the community of Inglewood. The project is using a new integrated approach to facility planning under the city’s Corporate Facility Planning & Delivery Framework.

The original site was purchased by the city in 1986 and supplemented by an additional purchase in 2010 for the purposes of an emergency response station.

“Previously, city facilities were often planned independently according to their specific needs and service lines,” says Ryan Meier, acting manager, Facility Planning. “By changing our facility planning approach to this integrated approach, we can increase efficiencies, maximize value for investment, create opportunities for partnerships, and better collaborate with community partners to build facilities that truly reflect our thriving and evolving neighbourhoods.”

The city and RNDSQR are working with a multi-disciplinary local team of planning, design, and engineering professionals. Core members of the team are CivicWorks, a Calgary-based planning and urban design firm specializing in inner-city redevelopment; and S2 Architecture, an architectural firm with a track record of designing mixed-use developments in Calgary and more than 20 fire station and emergency service projects in Alberta and British Columbia.

The team will be exploring development concepts to support: a high-quality, mixed-use outcome with a focus on realizing a fire station that meets the goals and objectives of the city; new housing options that take advantage of the transit-oriented location of development; and ground-level retail options to activate the 11 AV SE and 12 ST SE streetscape and contribute to the overall vitality of the community.

The building is scheduled to begin construction in 2023 and open in 2024.