Douglas Gates Project Overview
Serving the newly envisioned Douglas & Gates Elementary School as a primary commuting connection for students and families from the Indian Hills area, this newly reconstructed boardwalk aims to provide a safe, comfortable, and scenic journey. Staying aligned to some existing amenities over the adjacent wetland ponds, the boardwalk coasts just above the habitat’s vegetation complete with a metal roof rising above the path to protect pedestrians from the elements. A palette of warm grays with pops of a golden brown deck mimic the new school’s innovative & aesthetic presence. A sleek linear composition of horizontal handrail with wire rope and pedestrian curb flow alongside families as they wind through the wetlands with fluidity. The vision of the Decero™ Design Team was to complement the level of detail put into the revolutionary design of the Douglas & Gates School while maintaining a simplistic modern appeal that will remain resilient in the natural elements surrounding it and for all of the future families crossing it.
Specifications
- Width:
- 7'10" (7'8" clear)
- Length:
- 280'
- Height:
- 5' above grade
- Capacity:
- 90 PSF
- Construction:
- Deck Level
- Span Type:
- Mulitple Span
- Material:
- CCA / CA-C / Penta C Treated Southern Yellow Pine & Composite
- Foundation:
- Timber Piles & Abutments (Acrylic/Polymer Coated where exposed)
- Stringers:
- SYP S4S Glulams & Rough Sawn Timber (Acrylic/Polymer Coated where exposed)
- Deck System:
- 1" Composite Deck
- Handrail:
- Decero™ Wire Rope Design Series
- Crossing:
- Stream / Wetlands
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