PhilaU Bus Stop Design

This was a team project done by me and my classmate Padmini Bandakothur

Design Objectives:

•Designing the bus stop to fit the micro-climate of the site

•Making the shelter as Sustainable as possible by using recyclable materials

•Using renewable energy

•Considering safety and comfort of the students

Before any design decisions were made, Philadelphia climate and the site's micro-climate were analyzed. In addition, the existing conditions were analyzed to fully understand what is needed to be done to design a better bus stop shelter for the students.

Philadelphia Weather

The existing bus stop shulter does not protect the students from the hot summer sun and below are the the comfort conditions during both the summer and winter

The Proposed Desingn

Day and Night Shoots

The Design of the Back Area Showing the Shaded Space that can Fit more Students

The Shelter was Designed to be Shaded During the Summer, yet Allow the Sun Light to Enter it During the Winter

Summer breezes are allowed to create a cooling effect through two different opening depending on the direction of the breezes channeled by the buildings. The left opening can be closed during the winter by the university maintenance to block the winter winds.

Human Comfort

The Comfort Conditions After the Redesign

Material and Techniques

Solar Ivy

•Visual appeal and flexible hardware system

•Proprietary design allows each leaf to be customized through color, angle and rotation

•Individually positioned Solar Ivy installation

•Solar Ivy can be fully disassembled for repairs

•Completely recyclable at the end of its life cycle

Warm Bench

Mechanism:

Uses kinetic energy by pushing pedal to turn on the heater placed in the bench. The bench also powers LED light which indicates that the heater is ON.