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Research Framing. edwin frode peiching. achieve integrated transport for inner Sydney improve the public domain, particularly around station entrances improve opportunities for pedestrians and bicycle riders. Recommendations by Professor Jahn Gehl……(for Public Domain Improvements ).
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Research Framing edwin frode peiching
achieve integrated transport for inner Sydney • improve the public domain, particularly around station entrances • improve opportunities for pedestrians and bicycle riders Recommendations by Professor Jahn Gehl……(for Public Domain Improvements) • a pedestrian and cycling friendly city • improved public transport • the redevelopment of George Street as a pedestrian “spine” • the development of three square, including a central square opposite Town Hall MINUTE BY THE LORD MAYOR ……Sustainable Sydney 2030 Town Hall Square – new civic square Pyrmont – demolition of 5 terraces in Union Street Need for an Integrated Transport Plan (private vehicles to public transport) 6 key issues: 1. Bus decongestion in the City 2. Integration with light rail 3. Heavy rail upgrades 4. Integrated ticketing 5. Improvements to pedestrian accessibility 6. Integration with the City’s Cycles Strategy and Action Plan 2007-2017
CBD METRO - PRELIMINARY ENVIROMENTAL ASSESMENT • The Metro • from Rozelle to Central • Metro Product • The Metro and the CBD • improving public transport capacity • supporting development • connecting the city • Transportation in the CBD • taking the transportation load • accessible hubs for mode change • a pedestrian and cyclist friendly CBD • Impacts of the Metro • during construction • impacts throughout construction period for areas adjacent to surface construction • limited-time impact on areas along tunnels • during operation • minimal visual and ecological impacts • improved air quality
DESIGNING CITIES urban design not only looks for explanations of the city, but it customarily moves into evaluation and recommendations for future design. Areas of Concentration • urban history studies • picturesque studies • image studies • environment-behaviour studies • place studies • material culture studies • typology-morphology studies • space-morphology studies • nature-ecology studies • Environment-behaviour Studies • assemble the complex puzzle of interactions between people and their surroundings. • pedestrian and bicycle friendly
SYDNEY OLYMPIC TRAIN STATION Location: Homebush, Sydney, New South Wales Architect: Hassell Group: Ken Maher Engineer: Tierney & Partners Builder: Leighton Contractors Pty. Ltd. • rectangular plan – 200m x 35m • platform to roof top – 21m • single span vaulted 'leaf' roof truss • 18 modules spaced at 12m • floor area 7000 sq m • 6m deep excavation "below" ground, 15m high roof canopy from ground level to ensure absolute clarity and legibility for the station passengers open air structure awareness of the external environment. to celebrate the act of arrival and departure to rely to the maximum extent on natural lighting and ventilation to give a clear sense of direction in the architecture to provide a seamless link to the public domain strong, singular image for the station
INTERNAL CIRCULATION Normal mode Major event mode & Olympic mode
SHIBUYA STATION, TOKYO METRO Shibuya Station is one of Japan’s busiest transit hubs. Its futuristic “spaceship” design, by environmentalist and architect Tadao Ando, boasts a number of green features. • a vital hub in Tokyo’s transit network, • integrated transport system • design intention: private vehicles to public transport • the most substantial transport network in the world • sense of spatial relations with the streets above (a large open space at the centre of the station) • 30 meters below ground which composed of a central void contained inside an egg-shaped shell • Passive Energy Efficiency • aim to reduce the station’s dependency on air conditioning equipments • (natural ventilation) • it’s skin contains a water cooling system • a world-first in subway ventilation • strategies • water pipes -creates a cooling effect • indoor trees One of the entrances Central escalator
NORTH GREENWICH TUBE STATIONAlsop Architects • one of the largest stations on the Jubilee Line • objectives were to provide simplicity of function for operational purposes, with a sense of openness and clarity of movement for passengers. • 'cut-and-cover' approach • underground, one-third visible to the travelling public • a long, rectangular plan - 360m long, 30m wide and 13m deep • handling around 20,000 passengers an hour • co-located with a bus station, allowing interchange with bus services Cross short section of North Greenwich station
COPENHAGEN METRO UNDERGROUND STATIONS deep level underground stations located 20 metres below ground 60 metres long, 20 wide central platform with twin tunnels platform screen doors glass pyramids
CONCLUSION • Public transport • Development • Pedestrians and cyclists • understanding people