D5 Architects LLP - Projects
28/08/2009Chatham Dynamic Bus Facility
Value: £5.5 million (2009)
Area: 1.5 hectares
Contract: JCT Standard Building Contract
Role: Contract Administrator, Lead Designer, Architect RIBA Work Stage A > L
Client: Medway Renaissance
Sector: Transportation
Shortlisted through an OJEU selection process, D5 were successful following competitive interviews and commissioned in June 2007 to undertake a feasibility and site selection study. Located within Chatham waterfront, the new Dynamic Bus Facility (DBF) forms part of Medway's £6 billion regeneration programme. Its central location means that the bus station has no principle entrance and must be approachable from all directions. With permeability a key principle, six individual platform buildings are nestled within a wider landscaping scheme to provide a strong pedestrian link through the centre of the site and create a bus station within a parkland setting. Fully glazed buildings with folded, leaf like copper roofs reflect the natural context and aspiration for transparency.