Montjuic Cable Car Station, Spain
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| Public vs Private |
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Bus Terminal, Baeza
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| Natural Light |
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| Public Vs Private |
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Bus Station in Osijek
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| Natural Light |
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| Public vs Private |
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West End Ferry Terminal, Brisbane
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| Natural Light |
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| Public vs Private |
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Central Station, Rotherham
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Applying Analysis to My Project
Every terminal that I researched had one thing in common and that is the ability to bring natural light into the space. The use of large glass curtain wall facades not only adds natural light but they also reduce energy use in many of these large terminals.
It is also important to note that all of these buildings consist of light steel frame construction and rarely use visually oppressing load bearing walls. That openness of the steel frame construction and curtain wall allows for the free follow of pedestrian public spaces to dominate the floor plan of all of these buildings. Giving the millions of passengers who plow through these terminals yearly, It makes sense for the terminal to have free room for egress and navigation.
4 comments:
Great work. But how can you please tell us what you leaned based on each analysis, and how it can be applied to your own design?
Thank You for the comment, I have made and corrected the recommendation you asked for.
Your analysis is clean and well presented. While true that many of these have lightweight structure as their principle feature, I would recommend you check out Santiago Calatrava's Oriente Station in Lisbon Portugal. I think you'd enjoy the contrast in use of heavier construction to still achieve and maintain a skeletal and light-weight structural movement. Point being, concrete isn't always oppressive, even in a load bearing situation. It's all how the designer approaches what they want the space to perform as. Egress and Ingress are definitely the key norms that guided the planning of these buildings. They are meant to serve as a seamless transition to the flow of the public transportation system (metro, bus, tramway etc) that the user has just departed from, and at the same time, a poignant short-term destination. These spaces were not meant for much 'gathering' and hanging around per se, so you should keep this idea of (flow) in mind when approaching your planning phase. Looking forward to seeing your work develop.
Thanks for the response. I will/am currently researching the recommendations that you discussed.
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