KEY PERSONNEL:
PROJECT CHALLENGES:
Tessellated triangular roof engineered in timber; efficient vehicular and pedestrian flow
AWARDS:
IStructE NI Awards (shortlisted), 2017
The design of bus stands with feature canopy; a kiosk waiting room and ticket office; bus turning area; and staff car parking
Our original design for development was modified in response to the client’s acquisition of additional land. We used AutoTrack software to inform layout dimensions and the placing of architectural elements with safe clearances and traffic flow.
Foundations were designed to straddle existing services. The design was modified to accommodate structural debris that had not featured in the initial below-ground survey. Storm and foul drainage were connected to local systems with approval from NI Water.
Mini-piles are used to support steel sleeves with bespoke glulam columns of cylindrical timber. Extending through a dog-leg bend for 50m, the roof structure is a tessellation of triangles in notched timber with standing-seam trocal.
Asphalt and concrete hard-standing facilities were created for bus parking and turning. TAYLOR+BOYD also managed the signage and lighting.
