Bus : Shelter

System of Growth

Concept

Association and cohesion are the basis of an ideal, functioning community. In attempt to obtain said community, each sub-category is required to work with, as well as benefit from one another. In other words, small parts work together with the holistic end in mind. The concept of this project is to provide the basis of a community, piece by piece, starting with the individual approaches. Plainly stated, the project provides a system of growth. The bus shelter uses core aspects of communal design to create an area for active riders of public transit to unite.

The site location, situated in front of Saint John’s Lodge on North Carolina A&T’s Campus, pays tribute to a system of growth, purposefully having progressive and proportional elements as the dominating features. Symbolic for a system’s foundation, the shelter initiates as an individual space. The design allows the occupants to experience the open nature of the shelter, as well as an intimate perspective, due to the expanding shape, and seating arrangement. Just as the growth of community system enlarges, so does the atmosphere of the shelter. Via proportion to signify growth and area, the shelter progresses into a broader structure, allowing for more people to inhibit.

The site and position of the shelter directly relate to the concept of systematic growth.  Simply designed, the structure’s materials and assembly further investigate said notion. The metal of the frame, roof, and seats, represents the goal of growth and awareness. The window panels, on the other hand, represent the clear path in which a goal can be obtained. The simplicity of the design is meant, not to distract the viewer from the surrounding location, but rather guide the attention to the greater community.

Every structural component of the shelter is displayed, allowing the community to understand the concept of small mechanisms working together to benefit the whole. The end result of this systematic growth potentially could and should expand far beyond comprehension, successfully reaching a communal goal. 

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