AMENITY CENTRE

CASE STUDIES

RUKSANA T.S. S9 B-ARCH ROLL NO-14 SOA,GEC TCR

A Highway amneity centre is a public facility, located next to a large thoroughfare such as
a highway, expressway, or freeway at which drivers and passengers can rest, eat, or refuel without exiting on to
secondary roads

Facilities may include park-like areas, fuel stations, restrooms , restaurants, drinking fountains, vending
machines, pay telephones,ATM,wifi access, parking areas allotted for buses, tractor-trailer trucks (big rigs),
and recreational vehicles . Many government-run rest areas tend to be located in remote and rural areas where there are
practically no fast food or full-service restaurants, gas stations, motels, and other traveler services nearby.

Driving information is usually available at these locations, such as posted maps and other local information. Some rest
areas have visitor information centers or highway patrol orstate trooper stations with staff on duty
In Malaysia, an overhead bridge restauranT (OBR), or overhead restaurant, is a special rest area
with restaurants above the expressway. Unlike typical laybys and RSAs, which are only accessible in
one-way direction only, an overhead restaurant is accessible from both directions of the
expressway.
No: Space description unit/numbers Total carpet
Number of units in area/covered area in
sq.m sq m.

A. FILLING STATION

01 For passenger vehicles 60

Petrol Eight pumps 60 360

Diesel Six Pumps 60 480

02 Diesel for trucks

,travellers and
MAVs,buses
Diesel 16 pumps 100 1800

03 Office with manager’s 1 200 200

cabin, display area,
stores and staff toilet
etc.
04 Carwash and basic 1 200 200
servicing facility with
spare parts stores.
Circulation spaces As per design not to
exceed 12%
B. Filling Station Unit/numbers area/unit Total carpet
area/covered area in
sq m.

01 Cafeteria to 1 90
accommodate 60-75
persons with
cash/token
counter,service
counter,preparation
pantry
02 Food stalls with 1 60 240
common seating to
accommodate 100
persons
03 Small shops and 1 60 120
tourist information
centre
04 Dining hall for 1 60 180
passengers to
accommodate 100
persons
05 Dining hall for 1 60 100
truckers with
separate entry to
accommodate 60
persons
06 Common kitchen 1 250
C. Administration and staff area Unit/numbers area/unit Total carpet area/covered
area in sq m.
01 Reception and waiting area to accommodate 5 persons 1 25

02 Administration office with stores ,pantry and staff 1 80

lockers
03 Staff toilets As per design

D. Motels

01 Reception and waiting area to accommodate 5 1 30 30

persons

02 Small admtn.office with managers cabin 1 50 50

03 Dormitories with 4 to 6 persons with 2 WCs and 2 6 40 240

showers
04 Resting hall for truckers to accommodate 50 persons 1 75

E. Rest rooms
01 Ladies toilet with 12 WCs, 8 wash basins ,2 shower cubicles ,janitor ‘sroom As per design and applicable standards

Gents toilet with 8 WCs ,6-8 wash basins ,20 urinals ,2 shower cubicles,janitor As per design and applicable standards
room etc.

02 Ladies toilet with 2 WCs, 2 wash basins ,1 shower cubicle,janitor’s room As per design and applicable standards

03 Gents toilet with 8 WCs ,6 wash basins ,10 urinals ,6 shower cubicles,janitor’s As per design and applicable standards
room etc.

04 Stores,space for attendant etc. 25 1 25

F. Parking Unit/numbe area/unit Total carpet area/covered area in
rs sq m.
01 Passenger Vehicles

Tourist and state transport bus parking 6 50 50

Carparking(Private +Tourist atleast 50% of 25 16 400

parking should be covered)
02 Staff vehicles

Cars 4 16 64

Two wheelers 10 2 20

Bus 1 50 50

03 Commercial vehicles

Trucks 18 70 75

Trailers and MAVs 8 75 600

G. Landscape areas
01 Childrens’s Play Area As per design and applicable standards

02 Landscape gardens without outdoor seating As per design and applicable standards

03 Paved plazas As per design and applicable standards

04 Driveways, service roads etc. As per design and applicable standards

 Servicestation @ Heverlee
•Architects: ABSCIS Architecten

•Location: 3001 Heverlee, Belgium

•Area: 6194.0 sqm

AMENITIES PROVIDED :

• Feul filling stations,

• 2 shops
• Restaurant,
• 3-star hotel with 52 rooms,
• Rest rooms
• A resting place for all road users with
picnic facilities
• Children's play room
• Parking areas for truck and car

The location of Heverlee servicestation creates an oasis in which the traveller can relax which provides facilities to
refeul,shop and eat before continuing their journey.
2 Service stations are mirrored on
either sides of E40 road.Service
station visually meander and flow into
the surrounding landscape and
beyond.

SITE PLAN:
All facilities are brought together in a “service island”. The parking facilities are situated along both sides
of the service island. By organising specific service station facilities in a logical and considered way, clarity is expressed;
further enhancing the importance of pedestrian safety.
DESIGN FEATURES
o Enable the site to be returned to nature. The design repays nature by making new forest clusters where trees
once stood
o Re-establish the continuity of the Egenhoven Forest
o Limit the use of impermeable surfaces
o Minimise the built footprint
o Realise a compact building volume with a sustainable principle structure and a flexible substructure
Central CONCEPT to the planning
is a pedestrain separates the
space for traffic and the zone for
rest and relaxation
The petrol station is separated by a
pedestrian path which runs parallel to
the traffic flow. Indeed, running
transverse to this path, the building is
organised in such a way as to allow
the traveller to take a step back from
the noise and bustle of the busy
highway.

‘walking-axis’ offers the possibility

for users to experience the
surroundings and to pleasantly reach
the service station in safety.
STRUCTURE
o The principle building is constructed using a ‘superstructure’
consisting of a canopy and a roof.
o The roof is carried by columns made from white concrete. The
columns are positioned in a crisscross formation.
o Infill modules created in glass, with a negative imprint of leafy
trees, slide underneath the super structure to emphasise the
transparency of the structure set against the white surroundings
Fuel Station + McDonalds

•Architects: Giorgi Khmaladze

•Location: Batumi, Georgia

•Area: 1200.0 sqm

AMENITIES PROVIDED :

• Feul filling stations,

• Mc donalds Restaurant,
• Rest rooms
• Parking areas for car
 It includes fuels station, McDonald's Restaurant,
recreational spaces and reflective pool.

Built in a large square which serves as an

important crossroads for traffic and a key public
place for the local people the amneity centre
creates large area for recreation to the city by
limiting the footprint of the building and vehicular
circulation.

SITE PLAN:
FLOOR PLAN at lower level FLOOR PLAN at higher level
o Spaces are composed in such way, that two major programs - vehicle services and dining are isolated
from one another, both physically and visually so that all operations of fuel station are hidden from the
view of the customers of the restaurant.
o The McDonalds outlet features a separate ground floor entrance located at the opposite end of the
building and overlooking the surrounding ponds
 fuel station patrons can also easily gain access to the
indoor restaurant through an adjoining entrance.

curved barrier separating the car park and pond

o The floor steps upwards and creates inhabitable decks on intermediate levels to be occupied as
dining spaces. customers the experience of smooth transition between levels,

o The kitchen and service facilities are all located in the central ground section, with side staircases
leading to the elevated dining areas. This section offers patrons a view across the urban
landscape, with added seating situated parallel to an immense open-air garden.
o Part of the dining space offers view towards outside water features,
o while the rest seamlessly transitions into open air patio on the upper level.
o The patio, enclosed from all sides to protect the space from outside noise, provides calm open air seating.
o The vegetation layer, which covers the cantilevered giant canopy of the fuel station adds natural
environment and acts as a "ecological shield" for the terrace. The 'elevated garden' - a 600 square meter (6458
sq. ft) green roof system, brings back the natural environment which was wasted by the building footprint (which is
almost same in size)
STRUCTURE
o Metal grid supports a overhanging roof anchored to the building’s concrete core by girders
o Building envelope is made up of mainly steel and glass.
STRUCTURE
o Building is characterized by its angular glass exterior, featuring a series of glass panels which reflect the
above skies and surrounding environment
o The entire curtain wall is covered with low E coated glass panels and additionally there is a ceramic frit
pattern on glazing which is custom designed in such a way that it will transmit less direct sunlight to the
dining spaces when the sun rises to higher altitudes during warm months
o The large skylight, brings natural light into the central core, which otherwise would require artificial light
during a day