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 | | NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY FEATURES CURVED MOTIS SHELTERS | | | Woodhouse | | 19/06/2008 | | | The newly refurbished campus at the University of Northumbria in Newcastle has recently seen the installation of a range of stylish Motis (Modular Integrated Transport Systems) modular shelters designed and manufactured by Woodhouse. Each of the four striking shelters is uniquely curved on plan, to fit into the landscape and to reflect the high-tech modernist campus buildings that surround them. The project also featured stainless steel litter-bins and bollards from the Woodhouse Geo collection.
Special variants of the Motis system were commissioned for the University – two dual canopy ‘gull wing’ shelters for motor-bikes and two single canopy versions for storing student bicycles. Each shelter has a curved form, based on a different radius – the curves have been engineered by Woodhouse, by adding a facetted angular section between each 4-metre section of canopy above the vertical columns.
Confirmation of the ease of installation of Motis was underlined by a spokesperson for project contractors, Sir Robert McAlpine: ‘We were impressed with the professionalism of the Woodhouse staff on site – and the quality of the product and installation,’ he said.
This flexible shelter arrangement at Northumbria University is made possible by the simplicity of the Motis concept, which is based upon a structural steel channel section, in the form of ‘goal posts’, which can be combined in numerous permutations -- and on to which most of the other elements in the system can be added, to give a variety of finished appearances. Cladding options include interchangeable fascias in a selection of materials (anodised aluminium, painted aluminium, stainless steel, wood, or vitreous enamel) – or clear glass panels chosen from the system’s proprietary glazing system. Single or dual roof canopies are offered as clear, fritted or opaque glass -- or infilled with solid metal or composite panels.
At the same time, the steel channel sections can act as ducts for power and data, plus providing locations for integrated lighting and signage. At Northumbria University, for example, all the shelters feature integrated fluorescent lighting panels, recessed into the central beam. The channel structures themselves can be left as exposed hot-dip galvanised steel, or painted, or clad with a suite of aluminium profiles for enhanced appearance and utility. More sophisticated options which can be built into the Motis system include facilities such as seating, integrated lighting, PA, screens and associated street furniture. | |
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