Bus Terminal Case Study,ISBT

LITERATURE CASE STUDY ON BUS TERMINALS

DENVER UNION STATION BUS TERMINAL, UNITED STATES LOCATION 1701 WYNKOOP STREET (AMTRAK) 1600 WEWATTA STREET (RTD) DENVER, CO 80202

IT HAS A SPAN OF THE WIDTH OF THE 17TH STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY (ABOUT 140 FEET) AND RUN FROM THE NEW LIGHT RAIL STATION TO THE HISTORIC UNION STATION, A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 970 FEET. THE TERMINAL WILL INCLUDE 22 BUS GATES: 16 FOR REGIONAL RTD BUSES, 4 FOR THE DOWNTOWN CIRCULATOR, AND 2 FOR COMMERCIAL CARRIERS OR FOR FUTURE EXPANSION. WITHIN THE BUS TERMINAL’S OVERALL FOOTPRINT IS A PEDESTRIAN CONCOURSE 44 FEET WIDE AND ABOUT 780 FEET LONG.

REALISTIC VIEW SECTION OF THE TERMINAL

SITE PLAN

BUS MOVEMENT PLAN

SECTION AND PLAN OF CONCOURSE

SKYLIT PASSANGERS CONCOURSE

SECTION AND PLAN OF BUS BAYS

ST PAUL'S BUS STATION - WALSAL, WEST MIDLANDS, ENGLAND IT IS BUILT IN THE SHAPE OF ELLIPTICAL CANOPY (MEASURING 80M X 45M) WITH ITS TREE-LIKE COLUMNS AND CIRCULAR SKYLIGHTS SITS SOME 8M ABOVE THE BUS LANES. IT NOW DEALS WITH THE CHALLENGE OF HALF A DOZEN DIFFERENT BUS COMPANIES RUNNING MORE THAN 100 BUSES AN HOUR. THE BUS STATION COVERS A TOTAL AREA OF 9,470 M2 (101,934 SQ FT). ST PAUL'S BUS STATION IS DOMINATED BY AN ELLIPTICAL ROOF STANDING ON TWELVE STEEL COLUMNS. THE CONCOURSE AREA IS TWO STOREYS TALL AND CONSISTS OF LARGE CONCRETE WALLS, SUPPORTING THE COLUMNS FOR THE CANOPY ROOF.

SITE MAP OF ST PAULS’S BUS STATION

SITE PLAN OF ST PAULS’S BUS STATION

PLAN SHOWING BUS MOVEMENT

ROOF PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

LEGENDS BUS TO THE EXIT BUS FROM THE ENTRANCE

SECTION

LONG CROSS SECTION THROUGH BUS STATION AND NEW PUBLIC SQUARE

BUS STATION AT BAEZA , SPAIN ARCHITECTS: DTR STUDIO ARCHITECTS LOCATION: BAEZA, SPAIN ARCHITECT IN CHARGE:MARÍA OLMEDO, MIGUEL VÁZQUE PROJECT YEAR: 2012 PROJECT AREA: 1800.0 SQM THE NEW BUS STATION IN BAEZA IS MADE OF A LARGE SHELTER THAT FOLDS AND WELCOMES VISITORS INSIDE. DIMENSIONAL SPACES ARE PLANNED BUT VISUALLY OPEN TO EQUIP THEMSELVES WITH AN URBAN CHARACTER.

ZONING AND MOVEMENT

ZONING PUBLIC ENTRANCE AND EXIT ADMIN,ENQUIRY,TICKETING, WAITING AREA CONCOURSE AREA BUS BAYS

ADMIN ENTRANCE

BUS ENTRANCE TO BAY AREA BUS EXIT FROM THE BAY AREA BUS MOVEMENT AREA GENERAL PUBLIC PARKING

ZONING PLAN BUS MOVEMENT PUBLIC MOVEMENT ADMIN PUBLIC MOVEMENT

MOVEMENT PLAN

SECTIONS AND ELEVATION

SECTIONS

THE FACADE TOWARDS AVDA PUCHE PARDO IS MORE OPAQUE AS A SHAPER OF CITY OPPOSITE THE SOUTH ELEVATION WHICH IS OPENED TO THE FUTURE PARKLAND INCLUDES THE CIRCULATION.

THE STATION IS ORGANIZED IN THREE DISTINCT AREAS: BUSES AREA, PASSENGER AREA INDOOR AND PASSENGER AREA OUTDOOR. THE INDOOR AREA WITH CONTROLLED ACCESS IS SHOWN AS A BOX OF GLASS THAT PROVIDES THE DIFFERENT SERVICES TO THE TRAVELER.

INFRENCES POSITIVE 1.TWO SEPARATE WAITING AREA PROVIDED INDOOR AND OUTDOOR. 2. DIMENSIONAL SPACES ARE PLANNED BUT VISUALLY OPEN TO EQUIP THEMSELVES WITH AN URBAN CHARACTER. 3. WELCOMING FRONT FAÇADE THAT WELCOME MORE VISITORS. 4.SEPARATE ENTERANCE FOR FOR ADMIN AREA AND PUBLIC AREA. 5. WELL LIT WITH NATURAL LIGHT AND GLASS FAÇADE IN INDOOR WAITING AREA WHICH GIVES THE VIEW OF ARRIVAL BUSES.

NEGETIVE 1.SAME AREA FOR ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF BUSES 2.NO BUS MAINTENANCE AREA AND REFULLING STATION 3.NO SHOPS ARE PRIVIDED IN THE BUS STATION. 4.GLASS FAÇADE IN INDOOR WAITING AREA. 5.NO DISPLAY IN OUTDOOR WAITING AREA FOR BUSES ENQUIRY

BUS MOVEMENT PLAN

SECTION AND PLAN OF CONCOURSE

SKYLIT PASSANGERS CONCOURSE

SECTION AND PLAN OF BUS BAYS

ST PAUL'S BUS STATION - WALSAL, WEST MIDLANDS, ENGLAND IT IS BUILT IN THE SHAPE OF ELLIPTICAL CANOPY (MEASURING 80M X 45M) WITH ITS TREE-LIKE COLUMNS AND CIRCULAR SKYLIGHTS SITS SOME 8M ABOVE THE BUS LANES. IT NOW DEALS WITH THE CHALLENGE OF HALF A DOZEN DIFFERENT BUS COMPANIES RUNNING MORE THAN 100 BUSES AN HOUR. THE BUS STATION COVERS A TOTAL AREA OF 9,470 M2 (101,934 SQ FT). ST PAUL'S BUS STATION IS DOMINATED BY AN ELLIPTICAL ROOF STANDING ON TWELVE STEEL COLUMNS. THE CONCOURSE AREA IS TWO STOREYS TALL AND CONSISTS OF LARGE CONCRETE WALLS, SUPPORTING THE COLUMNS FOR THE CANOPY ROOF.

SITE MAP OF ST PAULS’S BUS STATION

SITE PLAN OF ST PAULS’S BUS STATION

PLAN SHOWING BUS MOVEMENT

ROOF PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

LEGENDS BUS TO THE EXIT

BUS FROM THE ENTRANCE

SECTION

LONG CROSS SECTION THROUGH BUS STATION AND NEW PUBLIC SQUARE