3. What a Load of Bollards Our design partner was Bob Kelly
who has impaired vision
4. What a Load of Bollards The 3 issues we decided to address as a team were:
1 – More contrast of materials and colour
2 – Street furniture obstructions causing injury
3 – Feeling of panic and angst when disorientated or lost
Our design partner was Bob Kelly who has impaired vision
5. What a Load of Bollards
Eight key refrence points for Dublin..
6. What a Load of Bollards
Route M crossing Millennium Bridge
between Henry Street and Dame Street.
9. What a Load of Bollards
Standard bollards are fitted with a photo-luminescent /
reflective high contrast stripe that is colour coded to
guide you to an information node at key intersections.
The stripe reduces possible injuries to both pedestrians
and vehicles.
The bollard head is replaced by an information dial with
a tactile high contrast coloured direction arrow. Twisting
the dial directs the arrow towards important city land-
marks. Dial can be gripped and easily twisted by people
with poor hand dexterity.
A central push button operates an audio message for
the blind.
An integrated magnifying glass enlarges the text /image
for visually impaired people. Approx 18pt – 32pt
Cast aluminium housing encased in tactile rubber cover
with quartz glass magnifying window. Internal illumination
by long life LED’s
8 Key reference points for Dublin
15. What a Load of Bollards
Route M were
Peter Crowley
Brian Heffernan
Gemma Ginty
Alan Duggan
Sonja Herman
Ben Arent
Brian Guckian
James Crowley
Norelle Breen
