This is the first work that was built from Zaha Hadid

The crystals without frame and the details in edges and ceilings were elements omitted by Zaha Hadid to maintain the abstraction of the complex as faithful as possible. The feeling of an absence of details to the interior accounts for a clean, stylized and highly conceptual design; However, the Fire station It has a meeting room, changing rooms and truck spaces.

The absence of straight angles and unconventional geometric shapes They result in a building that changes and reveals unexplored details according to the perspective from where you look, a characteristic signal of the Architectural Language of Anglo-Iraquí and main feature of constructivism.

Despite its functionality, the service of firefighters It was suspended over the years and the building became an annex of the Vitra Design Museum which houses exhibitions and other cultural activities within the complex.

Some of the most important architectural icons of the last half century were created by Hadid, such as the Rosenthal Contemporary Art Center in Ohio, the Riverside Museum of Glasgow or the London Aquatic Center.

Christian Richters. Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects

After the Fire station of vitra, the talent of Zaha Hadid It began to be recognized worldwide and the theoretical exploration through drawings and paintings that took more than a decade paid off and gave way to memorable projects, iconic conditioning that changed the face of the cities where they got up and designs recognized as masterpieces that today frame the career of one of the most important architect women in history.