Design 6

Today I was task by Professor Lia with the deplorable mission of riding the Staten Island ferry during class to better understand the operations of a ferry terminal first hand. The main thing I took out of this trip was the scale of the ferries compared to the terminals, (as seen in the floor plans below) and the amount of passengers that move through the terminal with ease. Though my terminal will not be using the same sized ferries as the Staten island terminal, it however brought up the idea of designing my spaces based of the size of the ferry, like the terminals I visited.

Some other Ideas that came up during my trip were:

Having something visual to keep passengers entertained while waiting, like the aquarium in the concourse.
Having separate means of egress for the passengers coming off the ferry and passengers getting on.
Having different gates and loading docks/ what types of loading docks (movable/static).
The size, brand and amount of passengers of the ferries.
separation of spaces, fire doors, etc (even though its only 1 floor open plan)
The ability of easily being able to go from one mode of transportation to the next. Having a clear sense of direction
Ability to "hide" unpleasing programs in an open floor plan. (mech room, garabage/backdoor loading area,etc)