Bus Station
Things keep changing and it was a lot of different when I went there this time, however the cute triangle shape bus stop island remain the same. Loads of people riding their bikes pass by, some of them go into the island, and head to cherry beach. A great place to see sunrise and sunset, also somewhere people would go to enjoy a quiet, relaxed afternoon.
Despite riding, individuals may choose other transportations to access, such as buses. However, Cherry St bus station only provides a small square shelter to protect people from bad weather, such as rain or snow, even direct sunlight in Aug. It will be great to expand the transit shelter since there will be increasing citizens living and depends on public transit when the commercial building is finished.
With the commercialization and industrialization of cherry beach, there will be a significant increase in the flow of people in the future. It is not only important to maximize the space of the shelter but pay attention to its modernity and how to integrate it into the community under construction.
In the reversed floor plan, stairs have been changed into ramps that could give free access to not only disabled individuals but also allow bicycles to come through. The ramp will be provided sitting while glass façade let people clearly see the arrival of the buses.
To support this pavilion-like bus shelter, 60.5 cm foundation was laid under the structure – 30cm wood foundation, 5cm gravel as interlayer and 30 cm concrete on the gravel, give strong and stable backing for building. A concrete ramp will be built on the foundation at ground level. While I-Beam ( Structural steel) stands from the floor to hold the roof structure and the wooden roof coat. In this elevation, the detail focused on where the glass sits on the steel frame and is connected to the concrete foundation. The reason why the glass façade is lower than ground level and extends to the foundation is due to the consideration of no obstacle from the sitting area to the front.
Material remains the same as part 2, in order to remain the coherence from the industrial area to natural space, such as chemical plants to parks, rivers, etc. Wood was added to the building that gives the sense of local vernacular and balances the cold, hard concrete floor as well as covers the steel shed roof structure. The use of glass guarantees sufficient sunlight with full access to observe the bus arriving. Also, bring the scenery of the lake and blossom trees into the viewers’ eyes.
Software: SketchUp, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Toronto Maps