LITERATURE CASE STUDY ON BUS TERMINALS

DENVER UNION STATION BUS TERMINAL, UNITED STATES

LOCATION
1701 WYNKOOP STREET (AMTRAK)
1600 WEWATTA STREET (RTD)
DENVER, CO 80202
IT HAS A SPAN OF THE WIDTH OF THE 17TH STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY
(ABOUT 140 FEET) AND RUN FROM THE NEW LIGHT RAIL STATION TO
THE HISTORIC UNION STATION, A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 970
FEET. THE TERMINAL WILL INCLUDE 22 BUS GATES: 16 FOR
REGIONAL RTD BUSES, 4 FOR THE DOWNTOWN CIRCULATOR, AND 2
FOR COMMERCIAL CARRIERS OR FOR FUTURE EXPANSION.

WITHIN THE BUS TERMINALS OVERALL FOOTPRINT IS A PEDESTRIAN
CONCOURSE 44 FEET WIDE AND ABOUT 780 FEET LONG.
REALISTIC VIEW SECTION OF THE TERMINAL SITE PLAN

BUS MOVEMENT PLAN SKYLIT PASSANGERS CONCOURSE
SECTION AND PLAN OF CONCOURSE
SECTION AND PLAN OF BUS BAYS
ST PAUL'S BUS STATION - WALSAL, WEST
MIDLANDS, ENGLAND


IT IS BUILT IN THE SHAPE OF ELLIPTICAL CANOPY
(MEASURING 80M X 45M) WITH ITS TREE-LIKE COLUMNS AND
CIRCULAR SKYLIGHTS SITS SOME 8M ABOVE THE BUS LANES.
IT NOW DEALS WITH THE CHALLENGE OF HALF A DOZEN
DIFFERENT BUS COMPANIES RUNNING MORE THAN 100 BUSES
AN HOUR.
THE BUS STATION COVERS A TOTAL AREA OF 9,470 M
2

(101,934 SQ FT).

ST PAUL'S BUS STATION IS DOMINATED BY AN ELLIPTICAL
ROOF STANDING ON TWELVE STEEL COLUMNS.
THE CONCOURSE AREA IS TWO STOREYS TALL AND CONSISTS
OF LARGE CONCRETE WALLS, SUPPORTING THE COLUMNS FOR
THE CANOPY ROOF.
SITE MAP OF ST PAULSS BUS STATION SITE PLAN OF ST PAULSS BUS STATION
PLAN SHOWING BUS MOVEMENT
LEGENDS
BUS TO THE EXIT
BUS FROM THE ENTRANCE
LONG CROSS SECTION THROUGH BUS
STATION AND NEW PUBLIC SQUARE
SECTION
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
ROOF PLAN
BUS STATION AT BAEZA , SPAIN
ARCHITECTS: DTR STUDIO ARCHITECTS
LOCATION: BAEZA, SPAIN
ARCHITECT IN CHARGE:MARA OLMEDO, MIGUEL VZQUE
PROJECT YEAR: 2012
PROJECT AREA: 1800.0 SQM

THE NEW BUS STATION IN BAEZA IS MADE OF A LARGE
SHELTER THAT FOLDS AND WELCOMES VISITORS INSIDE.
DIMENSIONAL SPACES ARE PLANNED BUT VISUALLY OPEN
TO EQUIP THEMSELVES WITH AN URBAN CHARACTER.

ZONING AND MOVEMENT
PUBLIC ENTRANCE AND EXIT
ADMIN,ENQUIRY,TICKETING, WAITING AREA
CONCOURSE AREA
BUS BAYS
BUS ENTRANCE TO BAY AREA
BUS EXIT FROM THE BAY AREA
BUS MOVEMENT AREA
GENERAL PUBLIC PARKING
ZONING
ADMIN ENTRANCE
BUS MOVEMENT
PUBLIC MOVEMENT
ADMIN PUBLIC MOVEMENT
ZONING PLAN
MOVEMENT PLAN
THE FACADE TOWARDS AVDA PUCHE PARDO IS MORE
OPAQUE AS A SHAPER OF CITY OPPOSITE THE SOUTH
ELEVATION WHICH IS OPENED TO THE FUTURE
PARKLAND INCLUDES THE CIRCULATION.
THE STATION IS ORGANIZED IN THREE DISTINCT AREAS: BUSES AREA,
PASSENGER AREA INDOOR AND PASSENGER AREA OUTDOOR. THE INDOOR
AREA WITH CONTROLLED ACCESS IS SHOWN AS A BOX OF GLASS THAT
PROVIDES THE DIFFERENT SERVICES TO THE TRAVELER.
SECTIONS
SECTIONS AND ELEVATION
INFRENCES
POSITIVE
1.TWO SEPARATE WAITING AREA PROVIDED INDOOR AND
OUTDOOR.
2. DIMENSIONAL SPACES ARE PLANNED BUT VISUALLY OPEN
TO EQUIP THEMSELVES WITH AN URBAN CHARACTER.
3. WELCOMING FRONT FAADE THAT WELCOME MORE
VISITORS.
4.SEPARATE ENTERANCE FOR FOR ADMIN AREA AND PUBLIC
AREA.
5. WELL LIT WITH NATURAL LIGHT AND GLASS FAADE IN
INDOOR WAITING AREA WHICH GIVES THE VIEW OF
ARRIVAL BUSES.
NEGETIVE
1.SAME AREA FOR ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF BUSES
2.NO BUS MAINTENANCE AREA AND REFULLING STATION
3.NO SHOPS ARE PRIVIDED IN THE BUS STATION.
4.GLASS FAADE IN INDOOR WAITING AREA.
5.NO DISPLAY IN OUTDOOR WAITING AREA FOR BUSES
ENQUIRY


BUS MOVEMENT PLAN SKYLIT PASSANGERS CONCOURSE
SECTION AND PLAN OF CONCOURSE
SECTION AND PLAN OF BUS BAYS
ST PAUL'S BUS STATION - WALSAL, WEST
MIDLANDS, ENGLAND


IT IS BUILT IN THE SHAPE OF ELLIPTICAL CANOPY
(MEASURING 80M X 45M) WITH ITS TREE-LIKE COLUMNS AND
CIRCULAR SKYLIGHTS SITS SOME 8M ABOVE THE BUS LANES.
IT NOW DEALS WITH THE CHALLENGE OF HALF A DOZEN
DIFFERENT BUS COMPANIES RUNNING MORE THAN 100 BUSES
AN HOUR.
THE BUS STATION COVERS A TOTAL AREA OF 9,470 M
2

(101,934 SQ FT).

ST PAUL'S BUS STATION IS DOMINATED BY AN ELLIPTICAL
ROOF STANDING ON TWELVE STEEL COLUMNS.
THE CONCOURSE AREA IS TWO STOREYS TALL AND CONSISTS
OF LARGE CONCRETE WALLS, SUPPORTING THE COLUMNS FOR
THE CANOPY ROOF.
SITE MAP OF ST PAULSS BUS STATION SITE PLAN OF ST PAULSS BUS STATION
PLAN SHOWING BUS MOVEMENT
LEGENDS
BUS TO THE EXIT
BUS FROM THE ENTRANCE
LONG CROSS SECTION THROUGH BUS
STATION AND NEW PUBLIC SQUARE
SECTION
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
ROOF PLAN