BERKELEY - SOMERSET
PROJECT OVERVIEW
The picturesque Hartland Village based in Berkeley (near Farnborough), utilises a triple span asset BEBO E24 structure, to provide an attractive access road to a housing development. Differing sized asset BEBO Arches have been used to create an aesthetic humpback feature bridge, which has been brick clad to a contemporary finish.
The bridge is situated over a man-made lake at the lakeside area entrance, and features built-in lighting columns that blend in perfectly with the new residential environment. The aim was to create a showpiece bridge structure as a gateway to this prestigious housing development. The original concept for this project was to mimic a contemporary masonry arch viaduct crossing a watercourse.
PROBLEM SOLVED
This structure is a perfect example of the benefits of replacing an in-situ solution with a modular precast system. AIS facilitated a design change to the modular asset BEBO system that improved programme compared to the in-situ solution. Another challenge we overcame by installing a precast system during winter was weather and temperature issues, which would have caused curing problems, had the concrete been mixed and poured on site.
ESG
From an ESG perspective, the off-site manufactured solution improved health and safety on the project by removing the risk of labour-intensive activities next to a watercourse. AIS are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our products and investigating innovative ways of producing asset BEBO arches.
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