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Detailed Design 9.6 Controlling flows

Where a single storage volume is presented,
it is the intuitive response of most designers
to try and accommodate all flow at a single
storage location. However, the opportunities
for storage across the site are diverse and
flexible.

Appearance, functionality and character of a
space can be influenced by how flows are
stored and controlled within each SuDS
component.
Plastic spacers are used to form open joints
between standard slabs at Abbey Park Campus
Leicester College, where all hard landscape
areas, including the pedestrian entrance plaza
to the building, are used for storage.

Raingarden and rill exploiting small pockets of
green space for creative water management at
Bewdley School Science Block.
These features visibly fill whenever it rains.

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