Bermondsey Square Bicycle Station
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Bermondsey bicycle station from the side
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Enclosure to securely store and shelter 76 bikes for the future residents and workers in the Bermondsey Square regeneration area
The landscape proposal for the area (by East) was conceived as a carpet on which an array of jewels are scattered – benches, bollards, cycle hoops and a petanque pitch. The bike store’s triangular stainless-steel cladding panels are based on the geometry of the unravelled, gem-like bollards from the external landscaping.
The store is formed from 13 Douglas fir portal frames clad with translucent glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) sheeting on the internal face. The double-stacked bike-rack system is by Josta.
Data
- Begun: May 2008
- Completed: 2009
- Floor area: 62m2
- Sector: Transport
- Total cost: £120,000
- Procurement: JCT Standard Form of Contract
- Address: Bermondsey Square Bicycle Station , Southwark , London, SE1 3UN, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
- Client: Igloo Regeneration Ltd
- Structural engineer: Fulcrum Consulting/ WW
- Services engineer: Atelier Ten
- Quantity surveyor: Gleeds
- Planning consultant: Robson Planning Consultancy
- Main contractor: Galliford Try Construction
Suppliers
- Bicycle stands: Josta
- GRP (Glass-reinforced plastic): Smyth Composites Ltd
- Stainless steel cladding panels: Harling Security Solutions