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Bircham Park
CASE STUDY FOR BASEMENT PARKING

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4TH YEAR B.ARCH – ‘C’
 Bircham Park
by Studio Woodroffe

Architects- studio Woodroffe

Year- 2014
Location- Plymouth , UK.
Site Area-1 ha

Program-
645.6 m2 retail and commercial space, 858 m2 Office
space, Parking facilities for 627 cars

The project lies north of Plymouth city center located in

North West Quadrant. It is the first phase of the integration of
the North West Quadrant with the future plans for Derriford
Hospital. Derriford Hospital is one of the largest and most
important hospitals in the Southwest.
The Bircham Park Transferium improves the patient’s
and staff’s experience on arrival. It removes the majority of
on-grade parking to release land for further development
phases of the masterplan and also delivers important
facilities to the approximately 11,000 staff and visitors that
move through the hospital every day.
 This is a hybrid building that explores the possibilities of two
types of apparently contradictory operations into a new
combination; an office and retail building with the utility of a
car park building to form a compact typology.

This provides constant activity, making it a full-time

working building. The building forms part of the entrance and
visitor hub that can deliver convenience, services, and
amenities to staff and waiting for patients or relatives as well as
creating a safe parking environment for 600 cars.
The slope also drives the overall typological design. To reduce the cost of excavation the car park is a scissor layout that climbs up the hill following the
topography. This allows for the possibility of dual entrances; the main one being at the south on Morlaix Drive, combined with a management suite, and the
other being at the north on the new High Street. This delivers cars at different levels and subsequently avoiding congestion.
Car parking entrance

Commercial space

Staircase for parking access