ACCESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
In addition to the waste management facility itself, many larger facilities will incorporate a number of other design elements within the site. Site access and internal roadways are an obvious example, but a working facility is also likely to include a range of other ancillary buildings and structures such as a site office, weighbridge, lighting etc. Although such features may be seen as subsidiary to the main site use they should be considered with equal design rigour as an important part of the whole. How the site access and other infrastructure aspects are configured can be critical to presenting the overall design principles and detailing of the final solution.
| Key questions |
| ■ is the site access and existing highway infrastructure suitable for the range of vehicular and pedestrian users of the site ? ■ if appropriate, how is the interaction between site operations and the general public addressed? ■ does high quality design extend to all components of the proposed development? ■ how is boundary treatment addressed and does this complement surrounding developments? ■ how is the site to be lit and is this approach appropriate to the context? |
| PRINCIPLES IN PRACTICE Tesco Store, Shrewsbury
What is it? ■ Recycling Centre. Design Features ■ User friendly public interface. ■ Neat and tidy appearance integrates it within a retail environment. ■ Promotes positive aspects about waste and other environmental issues at the facility and within the store. ■ Users incentivised by reward points system for recycling.
Images courtesy of Enviros Consulting
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