Mouchel Motorway Depots

Terrapin provided a complete design and build solution for contractor Enterprise Mouchel on behalf of the Highways Agency, producing four separate buildings to be located at strategic points along the M27 motorway network, near Southampton.

A representative of Enterprise Mouchel explains, “We chose to work with Terrapin, as they offered us a complete project management services, which included providing the necessary expertise, right from design stage to delivery of a finished modular building, within the given timeframe. We were impressed with their highly responsive service and the professionalism of their team throughout the process.”

Andy Baker, Project Manager for Terrapin, said, “This project had to be delivered to meet a very strict deadline and the stringent requirements of the client. The client took advantage of our in-house design services to create four separate modular buildings that met all performance requirements. We also took care of meeting the planning needs, which meant one less thing for our client to worry about. The whole project came together perfectly and we delivered four fully functioning buildings within a very tight timeframe.”

All four units were produced from Terrapin’s innovative Unitrex system. This ‘flat pack’ building system enables a quick and efficient solution for project requirements to create low-rise buildings. The system is particularly well suited to projects where there is restricted site access, whilst still enabling the creation of a weathertight seal to a building within just a few days. This can be done easily as the majority of the fabrication of the ground floor steelwork and panels is carried out at our production facility in Milton Keynes.

Three of the units - Parkgate, Hook and Dummer will feature office and washroom facilities to be used by Highways Agency staff and will be located at the side of motorway junctions. The specific brick shade and type for the finish of each building was chosen to complement an existing building on-site, as part of enhancing its aesthetic appeal.

The fourth site, called Ower, will be used as a training centre for Highways Agency staff and consists of four classrooms and a kitchen, plus washroom and shower area.

All the units also featured a number of sustainable initiatives, including rainwater harvesting and sun tubes. The rainwater harvesting system collects water from the roof, which is delivered to a tank and then stored to flush the toilets, therefore saving water. The sun tubes run down the corridors and feed light into the building during the day, which means there is less reliance on electricity, therefore saving on energy usage costs. These two initiatives significantly reduced the carbon footprint of the project, as part of planning requirements.

Mouchel Motorway Depots

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