Fire Center reception — the iconic wall in warm stone and timber

Interior design · Civil defence fire centre · Reception · 2026

FIRE CENTER
ICONIC WALL

مركز الإطفاء — جدار الهوية

ProgrammeReception & waiting hall

Room9.0 × 7.2 m · 2.90 m high

DesignIMOTEP

Design leadMohamed Bider

01 / The concept

Safety, turned into
an experience.

The design transforms safety from a function into an experience, expressing readiness, protection and civic responsibility through calm, contemporary architecture. A single iconic wall becomes the face of the centre: a lit display of the firefighter, the helmet, the breathing apparatus and the extinguisher, framed in carved screens and set into a quiet reception hall.

My role

Mohamed Bider led the project for IMOTEP: the site survey, the concept, the three design options and their visualisation, the material selections, and the full set of technical drawings — architecture, lighting and power, CCTV and fire alarm, and HVAC.

Site survey & measurements
Concept & three design options
Visualisation
Materials & finishes
Architectural drawings
Lighting, power, CCTV, fire alarm & HVAC plans

Design options developed for the reception, plus an alternative darker scheme.

65 m²

Reception hall of 9.0 × 7.2 m with a 2.90 m ceiling.

Technical drawing sheets: four architectural, three MEP.

1:12

Scale of the iconic wall section, detailed to the shelf.

02 / Site survey

The room as found.

A plain reception with tiled floors, roller blinds and loose seating. Every wall was photographed and measured on site before design began.

Existing reception — entrance doors and display screen

Measured survey — the 6.25 m feature wall

Transformation

Existing and proposal.

The same walls before and after the design. Drag the handle to compare.

Reception before — The waiting wall becomes the iconic wall — The waiting wall becomes the iconic wall

Reception proposal — The waiting wall becomes the iconic wall — The waiting wall becomes the iconic wall

Reception before — The glazed entrance, re-clad and re-lit — The glazed entrance, re-clad and re-lit

Reception proposal — The glazed entrance, re-clad and re-lit — The glazed entrance, re-clad and re-lit

05 / Drawings

Technical drawings.

The full V01 set issued in January 2026: furniture, finishes and flooring, ceiling and door details, the 1:12 section through the iconic wall, and the lighting and power, CCTV and fire alarm, and HVAC plans. Select a sheet.

04 / Materials by option

Materials.

Art Crete paint on walls and ceiling, stone-look floor tiles, MDF and warm timber for the display joinery, and stone wall cladding in Option 3.

Option 1 — Art Crete paint, MDF, floor tiles, wood

Option 2 — Art Crete paint for walls and ceiling, Top Crete floors

Option 3 — Art Crete paint, stone wall cladding, floor tiles, wood

03 / Design options

Three options
for one wall.

Option 1 sets the display in a dark timber and charcoal frame. Option 2 softens the room into sculpted niches in warm plaster. Option 3 brings in stone cladding and warm timber for a richer welcome. A fourth, darker scheme explores concrete and graphite.