Petrol Station Brno

FAST VUT - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Department of Architecture

Project idea

The significance of the large canopy is based on the concept that the roof of the shop and the refuelling stands will be connected. The design of the canopy creates a clear landmark, defines the entrances to the building, the most important areas and emphasises the function of the shop. The shop floor plan has rounded edhges, its shape communicates with the roof structure. In the interior, there is a change in clearance, the height responds to the importance of the internal operations.

Project description

Urban design
The land is located outside the city of Brno, in the Brno-Slatina municipal district, in the Podolí municipality, on the road I/50 "Ostravská" - motorway feeder in the direction of Vyškov. There is only an industrial zone in the vicinity of the land, there is a vacant area near the petrol station. There are two petrol stations in the vicinity, one on the road I/50 in the direction of Brno, the other on the road II/430 in the direction of Vyškov. The buildings of our petrol station (service building and washing line) are located on flat terrain.

Architectural design
The main building of the petrol station is a shop with facilities for employees and maintenance. The washing station has not been addressed. The service building of the shop is directly connected to the refuelling stand area by its roof. The roof structure is high and rounded, creating a clear landmark - defining the entrances to the building and the most important areas. The roofing structure will be clad with aluminium composite panels in orange (CMYK = 10, 70, 90, 20; RAL 2009). This structure covers the refuelling stands and the main sales area of the service building.
The floor plan of the shop has rounded edges and its shape is related to the separate roofing structure. The service building will be clad in grey aluminium composite panels. The main sales area of the building is covered by a separate steel structure. The rest of the building is covered by a flat roof. Inside, the clear height changes according to the type of roofing, responding to the importance of the different parts of the space, with the most important spaces having the highest clear height and the other spaces having lower clear heights.

Layout
There are two main entrances to the building, the first entrance is located in front of the refuelling stands, the second entrance is located on the opposite side and serves customers who have parked their vehicle in the car park and plan to spend more time in the store. On the left side are the staff facilities and the checkout area if entering the building from the refuelling stands, on the right side is the sales area with shelving, seating and sanitary facilities. The sanitary facilities include a cleaning room, a women's toilet with three sinks and three cubicles, a toilet for the disabled and a men's toilet with two sinks, two urinals and one cubicle. The staff facilities are divided into two sections. In the warehouse part we can find three warehouses, the warehouses have a separate entrance which is intended for supply, the warehouse intended for storage of food for refreshments can also be entered from the cashier-buffet area. In the second part there is a manager's office, a cloakroom with toilet and shower

Technical information

The building has reinforced concrete foundations (made of concrete blocks). The load-bearing system is made of brick, the load-bearing walls are made of aerated concrete. The construction of the flat roof is made of precast concrete prestressed ceiling panels (Spiroll). The roofing of the tanking, which is smoothly connected to the roofing of the main part of the building, is a steel structure, which consists of 500 mm diameter steel columns, steel trusses made of IPN 120, IPN 160 profiles. The foundations of the steel structure are designed from reinforced concrete monolithic footings and strips.