Team 1 - Photo sharing & Week 9

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Arch1201 – lecture week 9

Design – transparency

-          Open space, hub area with different amenities eg toilet, ticket booth/information, food & drink.

-          Allocation of space eg – loading & unloading travellers, bus stop interchange, memorial park garden, shops.

-          Combination of artificial and natural lighting 

-          Have structural integrity with canopy/ have a purpose other than a feature

Week 9 Studio

Multi-access Interchanges / Local interchange

Services

-          Passenger access to the public transport network

-          Access point or gateway to town centre & community

-          Sheltered public waiting area

-          Passenger information to assist in decision-making

-          Focus for activity for increased development in the area

Principle of design

-          Development to be safe, comfortable & efficient multi-purpose interchanges facilities

-          Separation between different travel modes & vehicle types to improve safety and efficiency

-          Designated entrances and exits to the interchange and the road network for buses.

-          Segregate pedestrian and vehicle movements with marked crossing points

-          Separate flow of travellers from arriving and departing

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1.       Identify the necessary amenities and facilities

-          Quality environment with comfortable waiting areas

-          Clear & logical access to and from transport services eg bridge across light rail, stairs/ramps to platform catering to physically disabled travellers.

-          Adequate & accurate travel information eg ticket vendor for both light rail and buses

-          Protection from bus and other vehicles eg barriers, fences, signs.

-          Adequate seating, seats should discourage sleeping?

-          Toilet facilities to be accessible for disabled and staff members

-          Continuous weather protection for waiting areas for all transport modes & facilities.

-          Wind barriers to be required – Barriers should not impede pedestrian flows or compromise line of sight

Amenities & facilities that are not a necessity

-          Shops selling food and drinks.

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