CASE STUDY

PRESTON BUS STATION

REFURBISHMENT

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INTRODUCTION

>Preston bus station is the central bus station in the city of Preston in
Lancashire, England.

>It is surrounded by concrete aprons and is located in an island

structure, with a size and operation similar to an airport, placed in the
center of a rural city in the north of England, with 140,000 inhabitants,
and priority of land access for buses.

>It was built by Ove Arup and Partners in the Brutalist architectural
style between 1968 and 1969 and later refurbished by John Puttick
Associates.

>It is an important example of Brutalist architecture

>It represents an important stage in the revolution of integrated

architectural and design practice in post-war England

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IMMEDIATE CONTEXT >To the north and east of the site lie a mixture of a hotel, office
blocks and a large retail outlet, whilst to the west there are a
variety of commercial offers
>At the southern end of the site lies the taxi rank, a curved
structure that mimics the architectural curved edges to the car
park decks on the main building.

To the west of the public space,

a formal tree-lined pedestrian
boulevard connects the Lord
Street shared space to Guild
Hall, the St John’s Centre
and beyond.

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 HISTORY

>It was designed to recreate the sense of the monumen-

tal within the scene of the British city and as a center of
traffic for the region.

>At the time of its construction, architect Keith Ingham

said that his goal was to offer ordinary people some of
the luxury that air travel offered.

>The ground floor of the building is very much open plan

with continuous vistas along the length of the building

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ARCHITECTS VIEW
celebrates passenger experience Awards: RIBA National Award,
the building welcomes people. RIBA North West Regional
The goal has been to bring back the clarity of movement achieved in Award, RIBA North West
the original design Conservation Award, RTPI North
the sensitive details which bring a human scale to the building West Heritage & Culture Award,
John Puttick, John Puttick Associates IHBC North West Conservation
Award.

Architects
sketches to
understand
existing
situation

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 USER DATA

Bus routes

Preston attracts approx 45000 Approx 28500 people commute

people to travel for work from out of Preston. Centra Lancashier
across North-west. Liver pool city region
Greater Manchester
Transport route

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 SPATIAL PLANING <<Master Plan
&
HIERARCHY OF SPACES

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 Bus parking and boarding

Loading bay

Drop off

Taxi rank
Coach parking and boarding

Bus route
coach route
all vehicular route
Authorised service vehicle only

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 Pedestrian access
Bus access
Bus parking
Youth zone

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ARRIVAL EXPERIENCE
40M

120M

sweeping entrance ramps

at either end. The curved
concrete front to the car
park decks are signature
features of the design

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PARKING STRATEGY

The design reorients the building, prioritising pedestrians over vehicles. At

an urban scale, the bus apron is now consolidated to the east creating a
major public space to the west connected to the city centre.

Before refurbishment After refurbishment

pedestrian movement
vehicular movement

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RELATION BETWEEN The upper 4 levels of the building
BUILT & UNBUILT provide parking spaces that can be
accessed by ramps.

The ground floor has a central

column of two-storey buildings
that contain passenger facilities
such as kiosks, cafeteria,
information and reservation
offices, and staff offices and rest
facilities on the top level.

On each side there are waiting

areas adjacent to the bus stops,
each divided by metal and wood
barriers.

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UNDERSTANDING
SCALES &
PROPORTIONS

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A new dedicated CoachStation is Original white tiling will be maintained at the The WCs are thoroughly
created that is separated from the lower levels and complemented with new, refurbished to provide bright,
Bus Station by a screen of glazing. more brightly coloured tiling highlighting clean and safe facilities.
This is a stand-alone facility with connections between the station’s two sides.
new WCs that is able to operate The material palette from the
independently from the main station. The upper surfaces is restored,revealing the waiting areas continues here
warmth of the original timber. to create a highly contemporary
design independently from the
main station.
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 MATERIAL & COLOUR
SCHEME
Double glazed
clear glass unit
Timber-framed doors have been replaced with
Louve panel bronze anodised aluminium that is similar in
provides natural tone while allowing automation.
ventilation Vertical steel
The double-height concourse facade has been
U-channel glass support for canopy
replaced with glazing and mullions matching the
sandwich with original profile.
translucent insulation

Itegrated sinage
Natural anodised
aluminium canopy
with integrated
lightning
Automatic sliding
Existing concrete column Double glazed clear glass glass door

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 Entrance hall has
Restoring the been established
original material to give spatial
iroko hardwood coherence to
benches and floor the building
of the bus station improving sense
is made of black of orientation
rubber tiles., and and flow
unique clocks.

signage
The ceiling of the passenger
room shows the exposed
The central column
soffits of precast concrete.
is covered with white
tiles placed vertically
Relocation of coach
on the ground floor
station, providing an
with glazing towards
information hub and
the offices above.
rationalising retail greased wooden
units. handrails
Spaces have been
modernised to
priorities pedestrian
movement.
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LIGHT & VENTILATION
QUALITY OF EACH
SPACES

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 STRUCTURE

Through the use of industrial Four rectangular lifting axes, each

techniques such as the precast covered with white tiles, protrude
molding of concrete slabs, it was above the upper parking deck.
possible to create a design that
served the function of the building The support columns have an
and at the same time contributed aggregate of beach pebbles that are
to its aesthetic power. exposed by shot blasting.

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