Build Architecture Awards 2015 64 Janus Architecture is an architectural practice which specialises in working in the transport sector with ex- perience also in commercial, education and residential markets. The company talks us through their work and how they came to be recognised for such a prestigious award, with particular reference to their work with FirstGroup on their Glasgow bus maintenance facility. At Janus we understand that developing a close relationship with our client is paramount to the success of any project. We have a proven track record within a broad selection of work sectors and specialisation in transport projects. Our ability to provide the highest quality design service is demonstrated through the high level of repeat commissions received. We constantly strive to deliver the highest quality of design to meet our clients budgets and expectations. Since 2000 Janus Architecture have seen continual growth through constant repeat business and have exceeded expectation of established targets from inception of the Practice. Growing from a local client base, our professional team have successfully delivered projects throughout the UK and are now providing specialist design services for our clients on international projects. Our organisational structure allows for Director level involvement from inception to completion and this, together with our dedi- cated professional management team, guar- antees the quality of our designs and services to ensure all projects meet the client’s requirements and budgets. Janus Architecture is a RIBA Chartered Practice, corporate members of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists and The Association of Project Safety. Our management systems are assessed to meet ISO 9001 standard. Our services include Architectural Design, CDM services including Principal Designer, Quantity Surveying, 3D Graphics and BIM, Interiors / Space Planning and Project Management. Janus Architecture have vast experience of co-ordinating sustainable technologies in many of our projects including Ground Source Heat Pumps, Biomass Heating Sys- tems, Rainwater Harvesting Tanks, Hydrogen Fuel Cell installations, Photovoltaics and Solar Panels. One project we are exceptionally proud of is FirstGroup’s ‘Caledonia’ bus depot. Caledonia Depot is the latest addition to FirstGroup’s maintenance facilities to be built in the UK. The facility houses a fleet of 450 buses. The site is located on Cathcart Road, Glasgow and is intersected by the M74. The fuelling and wash buildings are located on one side of the M74 with a connecting tunnel underneath the motorway to the specialist coach building facility. Knowledge and experience of the vehicle movement requirements for such a facility were key to ensure maximum parking provision with minimum manoeuvring and ‘dead mileage’. Facilities at the depot include three service lanes with wash, valet and fuel facilities, MOT bays, repair centre with 10 bays and specialist paint and body repair equipment, maintenance area with 20 prefabricated pits, accommodation for office staff, drivers and depot employees, and parking areas for the entire fleet. The depot is currently the largest in Britain and incorporates PV cells on the roof (capa- ble of generating 185,000 Kilowatts per Hour of electricity per year), intelligent fuel monitor- ing, rainwater harvesting, intelligent lighting and building management systems. Best for Transportation Facility Design 2015 Janus Architecture Company: Janus Architecture Email:
[email protected] Web Address: www.janusarchitecture.co.uk Address: Gateway Studio 83 Bradford Road, Idle, Bradford West Yorkshire, BD10 9JL Telephone: +44 01274 424 884 The phasing of works during this project was critical to enable the service lane and parking facilities to be operational for the first time during the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, six months prior to the intended practical completion date. Accommodating the driver and engineering facilities under one roof was fundamental to continuing and boosting the success of the client’s organisation, which we managed to achieve with the maintenance facilities workshop adjacent to the driver allocations on the ground floor of the main building and other ancillary offices and staff training centre on the upper floors. In addition to the Caledonia Project, Janus Architecture have provided a variety of specialist services for many other transport companies including Transport for London, National Express, Abellio, Tower Transit and have recently started working with Arriva. We have worked on bus facilities in Aberdeen, London, Southampton, Swansea, Norwich, Essex, Manchester, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Bahrain and Singapore just to name a few. Examples of this work include new build depots, alterations and/or extensions to existing depots, modification of existing buildings to form new garages, travel information buildings with staff amenities, installation of a call centre for “Dial a Ride”, external bus wash and fuelling installations, improvement of bus parking to provide safe traffic management plans, site drainage and security and lighting.