Qatar Public Realm Street Scape
The Site
The site required permeable paving for residential streets in Qatar.
The Challenge
To find a permeable surface that would support rainwater harvesting in a climate where drought is commonplace.
The Solution
A permeable paved solution was created by using SuDSFLOW 10mm spacers between the paving blocks and joints filled with 2-6mm washed aggregate. A 250mm buildup of large aggregate compacted with geofabric and again a washed 2-6mm stone laying course below the paving blocks.
This system allows rainwater to infiltrate directly into the sub-grade allowing it to attenuate before being stored for landscape irrigation.
Benefits
- Specification no longer restricted to purpose made permeable pavers
- Helps to prevent movement over time
- Controlled water discharge
- SuDSFLOW spacers carry a 25-year guarantee
- CASE STUDY
- Project Name: QPR Street Scape
- Client: Public Realm, Qatar
- Contractor: Proscape LLC, Doha
- Project Area: 3300m²
- Products Used: Concrete Block Pavers (without nibs)
100 x 200 x 100mm - Date: August 2015
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