Urban Surface Design

Designing surface water runoff in urban environments

Transport

Urban environments, by necessity, feature significant numbers of transport interchanges.  Increasingly, designs are moving from single hubs to integrated nodes that link different transportation systems and incorporate other facilities such as food and shopping outlets. 

With a prerequisite for these types of interchanges being efficiency of operation, it is essential that matters such as safety, security and environment are properly addressed.

 

The management of water is key in parking, collection and departure areas, and at critical entrance and exit points. ACO’s design team are experienced in helping create integrated drainage solutions for all types of urban transport.  

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Concise case studies on drainage within transport hubs in urban environments

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Transport

Station + Curtilage

Channel Drainage

MonoDrain
MonoDrain

Load Class D 400

MultiDrain MD
MultiDrain MD

Load Class D 400

MultiDrain MD Brickslot ST
MultiDrain MD Brickslot ST

Load Class D 400

MultiDrain PPD
MultiDrain PPD

Load Class D 400

AS1050 Discrete Channel
AS1050 Discrete Channel

Load Class A–B

AS201 Mechanical Clamp
AS201 Mechanical Clamp

Load Class A-C

AS301 Box Channel
AS301 Box Channel

Load Class A-C

AS401 Fire Lift Channel
AS401 Fire Lift Channel

Load Class A 15

AS501 Easy-Clean
AS501 Easy-Clean

Load Class A-C

AS601 Slot Channel
AS601 Slot Channel

Load Class A-C

AS701 Upstand
AS701 Upstand

Load Class A-C

AS801 Micro Channel
AS801 Micro Channel

Load Class A–B

AS901 Hi Load
AS901 Hi Load

Load Class A–D

Deckline 125
Deckline 125

Load Class A-C

FreeDeck
FreeDeck

Load Class A 15

Radius Channel
Radius Channel

Load Class A–B

AS101 DPC Channel
AS101 DPC Channel

Load Class A-C

Total Flow Gullies
Total Flow Gullies

Load Class A–B

Bespoke Access Covers
Bespoke Access Covers

Load Class AA-D

UniFace Recessed Covers
UniFace Recessed Covers

Load Class AA-D

UniTop Solid Covers
UniTop Solid Covers

Load Class AA-B

MonoDrain
MonoDrain

Load Class D 400

MultiDrain MD
MultiDrain MD

Load Class D 400

MultiDrain MD Brickslot ST
MultiDrain MD Brickslot ST

Load Class D 400

MultiDrain PPD
MultiDrain PPD

Load Class D 400

AS1050 Discrete Channel
AS1050 Discrete Channel

Load Class A–B

AS301 Box Channel
AS301 Box Channel

Load Class A-C

AS801 Micro Channel
AS801 Micro Channel

Load Class A–B

Deckline 125
Deckline 125

Load Class A-C

FreeDeck
FreeDeck

Load Class A 15

MonoDrain
MonoDrain

Load Class D 400

MultiDrain MD
MultiDrain MD

Load Class D 400

MultiDrain MD Brickslot ST
MultiDrain MD Brickslot ST

Load Class D 400

MultiDrain PPD
MultiDrain PPD

Load Class D 400

KerbDrain D
KerbDrain D

Load Class D 400

KerbDrain E/E+
KerbDrain E/E+

Load Class E 600

Q-Ceptor
Q-Ceptor

Load Class N/A

QuadraCeptor
QuadraCeptor

Load Class N/A

V-Septor
V-Septor

Load Class N/A

StormBrixx Range
StormBrixx Range

Load Class N/A

Q-Brake Vortex
Q-Brake Vortex

Load Class N/A

Q-Plate Orifice Plates
Q-Plate Orifice Plates

Load Class N/A

Car Park Gullies
Car Park Gullies

Load Class A 15

Universal Gully & Sumps
Universal Gully & Sumps

Load Class F 900

MultiDrain MD
MultiDrain MD

Load Class D 400

MultiDrain PPD
MultiDrain PPD

Load Class D 400

AS1050 Discrete Channel
AS1050 Discrete Channel

Load Class A–B

AS301 Box Channel
AS301 Box Channel

Load Class A-C

AS801 Micro Channel
AS801 Micro Channel

Load Class A–B

Deckline 125
Deckline 125

Load Class A-C

FreeDeck
FreeDeck

Load Class A 15

How we can assist you

Our Design Team

Collaboration is very much a part of ACO’s way of working. For over 50 years we have been offering creative design solutions to all sectors of government, public and private enterprise and have a track record for development and regeneration informed by community aspirations and environmental context. Our in house design team and our external design engineers have excellent technical understanding of interconnected systems that can help you create sustainable drainage solutions in all categories of the urban environment.

Tools to support you

We also offer software for design surface to assist you in making your own calculations, as well as design visualisers to assist in helping assess impact of various grating/inlet details. BIM product files along with a variety of other support documents are all available for download here.

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