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This award is open to local authority and private car park operators, architects, developers and construction companies who have delivered an outstanding parking facility. Car parks entered may be multi-storey, underground, surface, park & ride or part of mixed developments. If merited, separate awards for multi-storey and surface car parks may be awarded.
To qualify, the new facility must have been completed after 1 July 2011.
The criteria
The judges will be looking in particular for car parks whose design and construction:
- Meet the specific needs of the destination served.
- Makes use of high quality materials and finish.
- Show a degree of co-operation between the developer, designers and planning authority.
- Features a sensitive, sympathetic and aesthetic treatment of exterior.
- Provides high quality, well-lit interiors.
- Have well planned vehicle circulation paths.
- Feature excellent signing of vehicle and pedestrian paths.
- Act as gateways to destinations.
- Arrangements for infrastructure maintenance (such as Life Care Plans).
Where appropriate the following areas should be addressed and supporting material provided:
- Number of spaces, levels, etc.
- Construction processes – type of frame, building materials used, etc
- Nature of vehicle circulation paths.
- Budget (overall and per space).
- Funding package/source
- Payment systems and enforcement regime (if appropriate)
- Facilities for all categories of user – disabled, motorcyclists, pedestrian.
- Facilities and working conditions for staff.
- Security systems – lighting, CCTV, help-points, etc.
- Environmental considerations during construction and when operational.
- Signage arrangements, both internally and externally for guiding drivers and pedestrians.
- Safer Parking status.
- Other awards the car park has won.
- Have revenue/usage expectations been met or exceeded?
Please supply
1. Images of car park exterior and interior.
2. Floor plan.
3. Details/diagram of traffic flow and site access/egress.
4. Details/images of site signage.
5. Evidence of Park Mark and any other awards.
6. Customer and client feedback. |
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