A study into the design of Fuel stations in Uganda.

Abstract

Overtime, the design of fuel stations has undergone a shift in service delivery from the primary role of pumping fuel to a more diverse role by accommodating several other supplementary spaces and services. The services provided in a petro station depend majorly on the existing model of cars, social class of the people, location of the fuel station, and the surrounding environment in general. This research investigates majorly the supplementary spaces that have been merged in the fuel station designs, the relationships between the various services and spaces the effects of these arrangements on various aspects light traffic flow, environmental impact, social impact and the general experience of the users. The investigations carried out however are based on the rights and the wrongs in the the designs of the available fuel stations in Uganda in terms of building design and layouts, site planning and the relationships between spaces which then called for a review into certain design standards and guidelines of fuel stations that may affect the different design aspects of these facilities as documented in the literature review.