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Temporary Bus Terminal II - Panamá Pacífico, PA

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Preterminal 2 is the second of three different projects done for developer London & Regional Panama on three different sites for a basic, temporary bus station, over the course of three years, in Panamá Pacífico, a major mixed-use development outside Panama City with over 1,400 total hectares and 850 of those for development.

The project was assigned a lot within an office complex just off of one of the development's main roads. The size and geometry in plan were determined by the owner's operational requirements as far as frequencies of trips and bus sizes and types. 

Just as in Preterminal 1, the vertical architecture is fundamentally a roof over the passenger platform and the structure to support it.

As such, the roof becomes the most significant architectural element, and we propose to highlight this status by attempting to make it seem like the ONLY architectural element, by covering the metal structure in mirrored glass, virtually effacing its supports.  Thusly, our single element hovers in detachment above the commuters.

While the mirrors reflect the natural surrounding landscape and suburban setting, our pragmatically shaped metal roof is nonetheless clad in wooden panels, to lend more tension to the ‘hovering’ idea due to the suggestion of monolithic weight, and also to tie it conceptually to the preserved rain forests around the site.

bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
Project location in Panamá Pacífico, just west of the southern entrance to the Panama Canal.
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
Project site, vehicular bus access from the west and commuter access via sidewalks to office buildings to the east of site.
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
Autocad - Revit workflow.  Building is defined in plan and a schematic section drawn...
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
...then exported to Revit for 3D definition and blueprint development and budgeting.
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
Site view from north.
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
Site view from east.
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
Six evenly spaced structural cores support our roof.  Each contains two benches and power outlets.  During our initial conversations with the client, it was determined not to have any other kkind of service - shops, restrooms - due to temporary nature of facility.  Also, reduce amount of seating to a maximum, due to an expected fast and efficient passenger transfer operation.
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
Simple transfer scheme between regional and local buses.
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
Rendering of axonometry of basic structure and infrastructure.
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
bus stop bus terminal architecture ecological buses passenger panama
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