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5.1 Public Realm Design Guidelines

5.2 Street Furniture and Signage

  • Primary

  • Seats
    • Heart of the City Area: SCC bronze suite (Asquith Design Partnership – ADP)
    • Elsewhere: SCC stainless steel suite (ADP)
    • Artist Designated Special Seating: is encouraged in places of distinctive character.

  • Bins
    • Heart of the City Area: SCC bronze suite (ADP).
    • Elsewhere: SCC stainless steel suite (ADP).
  • Bollards
    • Heart of the City Area: SCC bronze suite (ADP) including removable bollards where appropriate.
    • Elsewhere: SCC stainless steel suite (ADP) including removable bollards where appropriate. Illuminate with LED ground lighters in places of special character.
    • Sign Bollards: to be used to reduce signage clutter as appropriate

  • Handrails / Guardrails
    • Heart of the City Area: SCC bronze suite (ADP).
    • Elsewhere: SCC stainless steel suite (ADP).

  • Cycle / Motorcycle Stands
    • Heart of the City Area: SCC bronze suite (ADP).
    • Elsewhere: SCC stainless steel suite (ADP).

  • Planters
    • Heart of the City Area: SCC bronze suite (ADP).Elsewhere: High quality artist designed planters.

  • Tree Grilles
    • SCC ductile iron grille with extensions for up-lighters.

  • Tree Guards
    • SCC standard to be developed.

  • Drainage Grilles
    • SCC ductile iron grille for channels.
    • Bespoke radiused versions where required.

  • Lamp Columns
    • Tapered black painted columns of appropriate height.
    • Supplementary lower height columns for extra wide footways and pedestrian areas.
    • Special premium quality lighting columns for places of distinctive character.

  • Banners and Hanging Baskets
    • Develop standard bracket system to accommodate SCC standard banners and baskets to fix to standard lighting columns.

  • Canopies / Bus Stops / Shelters
    • PTE / SCC standard shelters / canopies for transport related shelters.
    • Bespoke canopies to of premium design quality.

  • Help Points
    • SCC stainless steel suite (ADP) or incorporated into ‘Connect Sheffield’ signage.

  • Signage / Information Boards
    • ‘Connect Sheffield’ suite generally
    • Use ADP sign bollards where appropriate
    • Bespoke signage for places of special character.

  • Dataweb Kiosks
    • ‘Connect Sheffield’ suite.

  • Telephone Boxes
    • Work with service providers to achieve sympathetic selection of types, location and integration into floorscape.

  • On Highway Advertising
    • Carry out review with aim of reducing both insensitive placement and excessive street clutter.

  • Secondary

  • Seats
    • SCC stainless steel suite (ADP).

  • Bins
    • SCC stainless steel suite (ADP).
  • Bollards
    • SCC stainless steel suite (ADP) including removable bollards where appropriate.
    • Sign Bollards: to be used to reduce signage clutter as appropriate.

  • Handrails / Guardrails
    • SCC stainless steel suite (ADP).

  • Cycle / Motorcycle Stands
    • SCC stainless steel suite (ADP).

  • Planters
    • SCC stainless steel suite (ADP).

  • Tree Grilles
    • SCC ductile iron grille with extensions for up-lighters.

  • Tree Guards
    • SCC standard to be developed.

  • Drainage Grilles
    • SCC ductile iron grille for channels.

  • Lamp Columns
    • Tapered black painted columns of appropriate height.

  • Banners and Hanging Baskets
    • Develop standards.

  • Canopies / Bus Stops / Shelters
    • PTE / SCC standard shelters / canopies for transport related shelters.
    • Bespoke canopies to of premium design quality.

  • Help Points
    • SCC stainless steel suite (ADP) or incorporated into ‘Connect Sheffield’ signage.

  • Signage / Information Boards
    • ‘Connect Sheffield’ suite generally
    • Use ADP sign bollards where appropriate
    • Bespoke signage for places of special character.

  • Dataweb Kiosks
    • ‘Connect Sheffield’ suite.

  • Telephone Boxes
    • Work with service providers to achieve sympathetic selection of types, location and integration into floorscape.

  • On Highway Advertising
    • Carry out review with aim of reducing both insensitive placement and excessive street clutter.

  • Inner Relief Road and Distributor Roads

  • Seats
    • SCC stainless steel suite (ADP).

  • Bins
    • SCC stainless steel suite (ADP).
  • Bollards
    • SCC stainless steel suite (ADP) including removable bollards where appropriate.
    • Sign Bollards: to be used to reduce signage clutter as appropriate.

  • Handrails / Guardrails
    • SCC stainless steel suite (ADP).

  • Cycle / Motorcycle Stands
    • SCC stainless steel suite (ADP).

  • Planters
    • SCC stainless steel suite (ADP).

  • Tree Grilles
    • SCC ductile iron grille with extensions for up-lighters.

  • Tree Guards
    • SCC standard to be developed.

  • Drainage Grilles
    • SCC ductile iron grille for channels.

  • Lamp Columns
    • Tapered black painted columns of appropriate height.

  • Banners and Hanging Baskets
    • Develop standards.

  • Canopies / Bus Stops / Shelters
    • PTE / SCC standard shelters / canopies for transport related shelters.
    • Bespoke canopies to of premium design quality.

  • Help Points
    • SCC stainless steel suite (ADP) or incorporated into ‘Connect Sheffield’ signage.

  • Signage / Information Boards
    • ‘Connect Sheffield’ suite generally
    • Use ADP sign bollards where appropriate
    • Bespoke signage for places of special character.

  • Dataweb Kiosks
    • ‘Connect Sheffield’ suite.

  • Telephone Boxes
    • Work with service providers to achieve sympathetic selection of types, location and integration into floorscape.

  • On Highway Advertising
    • Carry out review with aim of reducing both insensitive placement and excessive street clutter.

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