Fire Station 62, located on the south side of South Mountain, has many amazing features and elements to work with. The importance of this fire station being where it is, to support the growing community and maintain access to the nature preserve surrounding the site. Maintaining the natural landscape as much as possible was very important. Having two separate buildings, one for the fire trucks and one for the fire men but keeping a cohesive purpose as one operating system was done by having a single roof that overhangs both buildings. The living quarters is raised above the ground to minimize obstruction of the naturally flowing water during monsoon season and also floats above the wash to show respect to the watershed that is replenished from the South Mountain water flow.
