Bus Driver Hub, Dagenham
“This attractive and highly energy efficient building provides bus drivers with modern rest facilities that are environmentally friendly and enhance the surrounding area.”
Client: Transport for London
“Winner of RIBA Award 2010”
Shortlisted for Stephen Laurence Prize.
New bus driver facility building for TFL, which forms part of the masterplan for the East London Transit scheme prepared by Burns and Nice.
The building is conceived as an enigmatic presence around which the bustle of the new transport interchange revolves.
Contextually, the building sits within a large scale industrial landscape which provided the inspiration for the architectural aesthetic.
A skin of perforated metal cladding lends complexity and depth to the elevations whilst maintaining the privacy of the occupants.
At night the the shimmering appearance of light filtered through the cladding creates a public space of a constantly changing character.
The building provides a mess room and wc for bus drivers.
Internally the building is finished to a high specification with granite flooring and full height mosaic to the walls.
The internal temperature is moderated through the building fabric with a compact plan form, high levels of insulation and airtightness together with controlled ventilation.
A green roof helps promote biodiversity and reduces surface water run off. An air source heat pump is used to extract ambient heat from the outside to provide underfloor heating within timed controlled zones.
“This attractive and highly energy efficient building provides bus drivers with modern rest facilities that are environmentally friendly and enhance the surrounding area.”
Client: Transport for London
“Winner of RIBA Award 2010”
Shortlisted for Stephen Laurence Prize.
New bus driver facility building for TFL, which forms part of the masterplan for the East London Transit scheme prepared by Burns and Nice.
The building is conceived as an enigmatic presence around which the bustle of the new transport interchange revolves.
Contextually, the building sits within a large scale industrial landscape which provided the inspiration for the architectural aesthetic.
A skin of perforated metal cladding lends complexity and depth to the elevations whilst maintaining the privacy of the occupants.
At night the the shimmering appearance of light filtered through the cladding creates a public space of a constantly changing character.
The building provides a mess room and wc for bus drivers.
Internally the building is finished to a high specification with granite flooring and full height mosaic to the walls.
The internal temperature is moderated through the building fabric with a compact plan form, high levels of insulation and airtightness together with controlled ventilation.
A green roof helps promote biodiversity and reduces surface water run off. An air source heat pump is used to extract ambient heat from the outside to provide underfloor heating within timed controlled zones.
